Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Macksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Macksville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Macksville
- 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 Macksville:
- 38.800668, -79.399491
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Macksville
- 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 Pendleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pendleton County
- Since Macksville is near Randolph County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Grant 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Macksville ...
We found five communities that share the name Macksville.
Within West Virginia, the name Macksville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Macksville, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Macksville [Vigo County].
- Kansas
- Stafford County
- This Macksville is located in Stafford County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<2> to the west of the Macksville that is located in Pendleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Macksville.
- Ontario
- This Macksville lies 302 miles [486 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Macksville that is located in Pendleton County.
- Texas
- Comanche County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Comanche County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Macksville.
- Indiana
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 9,449 miles [15,206.7 km]<2> to the west
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Macksville ...
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.
- Brushy Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Circleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
- Deer Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Dryfork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Dryfork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryfork <4>
- Entry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Pendleton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Job
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Key ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Laneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Little Italy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in Randolph County
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Wyoming ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Macksville 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 Macksville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Macksville and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Pendleton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Macksville to Franklin, with an average speed<6> 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macksville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Macksville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Macksville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8007, Longitude: -79.3995 In this case, the coordinates for Macksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Macksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Macksville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.30 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.028 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.752 degrees. |