Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McKeefrey:
  • 39.893408, -80.789533
  • 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 McKeefrey

• 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since McKeefrey is near Belmont County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 McKeefrey

Curious and Interesting Names Near McKeefrey ...

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.

• Anvil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
• Businessburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Businessburg is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Businessburg
• Clover Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Clover Hill is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Franklin is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Grave Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grave Creek is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Creek
• Graysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Graysville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Jacobsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
• Key
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Key is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
• Limestone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Limestone is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Moundsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <1>
• Shadyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <1>
• Stillhouse Run ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stillhouse Run is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McKeefrey and extending to:

• Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from McKeefrey to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,010 miles [9,672.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'