Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shanghai, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shanghai and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shanghai
- 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 Shanghai:
- 34.850087, -87.085012
- 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 Shanghai
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Shanghai is near Lauderdale County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Shanghai ...
We found nine communities that share the name Shanghai.
Within Alabama, the name Shanghai is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Camden County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Shanghai.
- Vernon County
- Although located in Vernon County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Shanghai.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Shanghai is located in Cleveland County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<2> to the east of the Shanghai that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Shanghai.
- Sampson County
- This Shanghai is located in Sampson County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east of the Shanghai that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Shanghai.
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shanghai ...
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.
- Cairo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Cartwright
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Cave Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Cave Spring is located in Lauderdale County
- Cross Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Easter Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easter Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Ferry
- Easter Ferry is located in Limestone County
- Farmview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Glenn Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
- Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
- Green Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Limestone County
- Hay's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Limestone County
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
- Persimmon Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
- Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County
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- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County
- Poplar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Shoemaker Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemaker Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Springs
- Shoemaker Springs is located in Limestone County
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Limestone County
- Pleasant Grove
How Far From Shanghai 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 Shanghai to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shanghai and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Shanghai to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shanghai. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Shanghai 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shanghai) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shanghai. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8501, Longitude: -87.0850 In this case, the coordinates for Shanghai have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Shanghai, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Shanghai 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 313.924 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.757 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.122 degrees. |