Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 MacDougal:
  • 38.117331, -81.121215
  • 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 MacDougal

• 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 MacDougal is near Nicholas County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 MacDougal

Curious and Interesting Names Near MacDougal ...

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.

• Carver ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carver is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
• Chimney Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chimney Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
• Cotton Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Hawks Nest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Marvel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marvel is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
• Michigan ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Michigan is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
• Mountain Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Cove is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
• Sunnyside ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From MacDougal 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 MacDougal to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from MacDougal to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'