Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McAlpin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McAlpin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McAlpin
- 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 McAlpin:
- 39.343700, -80.237030
- 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 McAlpin
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since McAlpin is near Taylor County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McAlpin ...
We found two communities that share the name McAlpin.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named McAlpin.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named McAlpin in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near McAlpin ...
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.
- Allied
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Boothsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothsville
- Boothsville is located in Marion County
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Harrison County
- Erie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Francis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Glen Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
- Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
- Gypsy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Killarm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lodgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgeville
- Lodgeville is located in Harrison County
- Maple Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake
- Maple Lake is located in Harrison County
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Oral Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Saltwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Summit Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
- Summit Park is located in Harrison County
How Far From McAlpin 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 McAlpin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McAlpin and extending to:
- Clarksburg, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from McAlpin to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McAlpin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- McAlpin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McAlpin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3437, Longitude: -80.2370 In this case, the coordinates for McAlpin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 McAlpin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.784 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.661 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.924 degrees. |