Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McKinleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKinleyville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McKinleyville
- 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 McKinleyville:
- 40.243682, -80.596185
- 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 McKinleyville
- 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 Brooke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- Since McKinleyville is near Jefferson County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 McKinleyville ...
We found four communities that share the name McKinleyville.
Within West Virginia, the name McKinleyville is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- This McKinleyville is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McKinleyville that is located in Brooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of McKinleyville.
- Maryland
- Kent County
- This McKinleyville is located in Kent County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the McKinleyville that is located in Brooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of McKinleyville.
- New Brunswick
- This McKinleyville lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the northeast of the McKinleyville that is located in Brooke County.
- Texas
- Houston County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of McKinleyville [Houston County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKinleyville ...
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.
- Arnold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Beech Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Bethany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in Brooke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
- Brilliant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Deandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Dutch Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Georges Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Louise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Power
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rabbit Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
- Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Rush Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Salt Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Shank Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County
- Stringer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockdale
How Far From McKinleyville 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 McKinleyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McKinleyville and extending to:
- Wellsburg, which is the Seat of Brooke County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from McKinleyville to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKinleyville. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McKinleyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKinleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2437, Longitude: -80.5962 In this case, the coordinates for McKinleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McKinleyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 McKinleyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.967 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.005 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.766 degrees. |