Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Macdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Macdale and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Macdale

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Macdale:
  • 39.719245, -80.233128
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Macdale

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Since Macdale is near Greene County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Macdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Macdale ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Brave
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Brave is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brave
• Buzz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buzz is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzz
• Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Gump
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gump is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
• Hero
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hero is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hero
• Hunting Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunting Hills is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
• Jakes Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jakes Run is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Run
• Jollytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
• Maple
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maple is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Miracle Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
• Pine Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Bank is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank
• Price
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Price is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Ragtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ragtown is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Rush Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rush Crossroads is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Crossroads
  • Sandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Shamrock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Shamrock is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock

How Far From Macdale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Macdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Macdale and extending to:

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Macdale to Morgantown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'