Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McKinnon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKinnon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McKinnon
- 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 McKinnon:
- 41.027733, -109.935985
- 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 McKinnon
- 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 Sweetwater County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sweetwater County
- Since McKinnon is near Daggett County and also Uinta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Daggett County
- eBird sighting report for Uinta 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 McKinnon ...
We found four communities that share the name McKinnon.
Within Wyoming, the name McKinnon is unique.
Beyond Wyoming, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Escambia County
- This McKinnon is located in Escambia County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the McKinnon that is located in Sweetwater County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of McKinnon.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of McKinnon [Orange County].
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKinnon ...
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.
- Buckboard Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckboard Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckboard Crossing
- Buckboard Crossing is located in Sweetwater County
- Burntfork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntfork
- Burntfork is located in Sweetwater County
- Dutch John
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch John
- Dutch John is located in Daggett County (UT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutch John <4>
- Dyer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Flaming Gorge Lodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaming Gorge Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming Gorge Lodge
- Flaming Gorge Lodge is located in Daggett County (UT)
- Lonetree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
- Lonetree is located in Uinta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonetree <4>
- Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Manila is located in Daggett County (UT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Former names for Manila:
- Chambers
- Lewisallen
- Lucerne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
- Mountain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Uinta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
How Far From McKinnon 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 McKinnon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McKinnon and extending to:
- Green River, which is the Seat of Sweetwater County, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McKinnon to Green River, with an average speed<6> 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 just about two full days.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKinnon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.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 drawn from Point A (ie- McKinnon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKinnon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0277, Longitude: -109.9360 In this case, the coordinates for McKinnon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 McKinnon 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. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 McKinnon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.42 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.738 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.615 degrees. |