Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McGraws:
  • 37.670946, -81.463160
  • 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 McGraws

• 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Since McGraws is near Raleigh County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for McGraws

Communities Also Named McGraws ...

We found one communities that are also named McGraws.

Within West Virginia, the name McGraws is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Steuben County
    • This McGraws is located in Steuben County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McGraws that is located in Wyoming County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of McGraws.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McGraws ...

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.

• Bolt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolt is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
• Edith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Edith is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Glen Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Fork is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Fork
• Itmann
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Itmann is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itmann
• Jesse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jesse is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
• Joe Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Joe Branch is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Branch
• Keyrock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
• Newfound
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Newfound is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
• Polk Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Polk Gap is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Gap
• Ravencliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravencliff is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravencliff
• Rock View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock View is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock View
• Slab Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
• Turkey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Turkey is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey

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

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

• Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from McGraws to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 254 miles [408.8 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'