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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Macdonald, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Macdonald and the surrounding area.
- 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 Macdonald:
- 37.889280, -81.160935
- 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 Macdonald
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Macdonald is near Raleigh County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Macdonald
Communities Also Named Macdonald ...
We found five communities that are also named Macdonald.
Within West Virginia, the name Macdonald is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, one is located in the United States and the other three communities are located in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Macdonald, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Macdonald lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Macdonald that is located in Fayette County.
- Manitoba
- This Macdonald lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Macdonald that is located in Fayette County.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Macdonald is located in Washington County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Macdonald that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Macdonald.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Sierra Leone
- Distance: 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km]<1> to the east
- Open a Google Map centered on Macdonald
Curious and Interesting Names Near Macdonald ...
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.
- Glen Jean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harvey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lee is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Maple Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Fork
- Meadow Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Fork is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fork
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Packs Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Packs Branch is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Branch
- Piney View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piney View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
- Price Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Price Hill is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prudence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prudence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Redstar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Scarbro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonewall ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sun is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Terry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Turkey Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turkey Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Knob
How Far From Macdonald to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Macdonald to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Macdonald and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Macdonald to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Macdonald) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Macdonald to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macdonald. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8893, Longitude: -81.1609 In this case, the coordinates for Macdonald have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.385 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.13 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.81 degrees. |
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