Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mackeyville:
  • 39.112329, -79.616726
  • 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 Mackeyville

• 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 Tucker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker County
  • Since Mackeyville is near Randolph County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Mackeyville

Communities Also Named Mackeyville ...

We found one communities that are also named Mackeyville.

Within West Virginia, the name Mackeyville is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Mackeyville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Clinton County
    • This Mackeyville is located in Clinton County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mackeyville that is located in Tucker County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Mackeyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mackeyville ...

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.

• Clover Run ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clover Run is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Run
• Elk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
• Holly Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Meadows is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
• Lead Mine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
• Lime Rock ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lime Rock is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Location
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Location is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Location
• Mill Run ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Run is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Parsons
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Parsons is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <2>
• Pierce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierce is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
• Pleasant Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
• Pleasant Vale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Vale is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mackeyville and extending to:

• Parsons, which is the Seat of Tucker County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mackeyville to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'