Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McConnell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McConnell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McConnell
- 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 McConnell:
- 37.825660, -81.966790
- 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 McConnell
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since McConnell is near Mingo County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- eBird sighting report for Boone 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 McConnell ...
We found nine communities that share the name McConnell.
Within West Virginia, the name McConnell is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This McConnell lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the McConnell that is located in Logan County.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This McConnell is located in Beaufort County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the McConnell that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of McConnell.
- Moore County
- This McConnell is located in Moore County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the southeast of the McConnell that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of McConnell.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This McConnell is located in Scott County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the McConnell that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of McConnell.
- Washington County
- This McConnell is located in Washington County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south of the McConnell that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of McConnell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McConnell ...
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.
- Argyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Black Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Logan County
- Chambers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Crooked Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek is located in Logan County
- Dog Patch
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Ethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Freeze Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeze Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Fork
- Freeze Fork is located in Logan County
- Hedgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Monitor
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Peach Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Red Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Campbell
- Red Campbell is located in Logan County
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rum Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rum Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Junction
- Rum Junction is located in Logan County
- Shamrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sunbeam
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Trace Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trace Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Junction
- Trace Junction is located in Logan County
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Logan County
- Wanda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rum Junction
How Far From McConnell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McConnell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McConnell and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from McConnell to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McConnell. 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 McConnell 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- McConnell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McConnell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8257, Longitude: -81.9668 In this case, the coordinates for McConnell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McConnell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.872 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.677 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.173 degrees. |