Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McGary:
  • 39.042316, -80.458146
  • 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 McGary

• 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Since McGary is near Harrison County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 McGary

Communities Also Named McGary ...

We found one communities that are also named McGary.

Within West Virginia, the name McGary is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Gibson County
    • This McGary is located in Gibson County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west of the McGary that is located in Lewis County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of McGary.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McGary ...

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.

• Butchersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Butchersville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchersville
• Deanville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Deanville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
• Fisher Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher Hill is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
• Freemansburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Freemansburg is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
• Hickory Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Homewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Homewood is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Pricetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pricetown is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Quiet Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quiet Dale is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dale
• Shady Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shady Brook is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook

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

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

• Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the West.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from McGary to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,623 miles [7,440 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'