Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shawnee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shawnee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shawnee
- 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 Shawnee:
- 31.993759, -87.206932
- 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 Shawnee
- 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- Since Shawnee is near Dallas County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Shawnee ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Shawnee.
Within Alabama, the name Shawnee is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Allen 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 Ohio community of Shawnee [Allen County].
- Perry County
- This Shawnee is located in Perry County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shawnee that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Shawnee.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Shawnee is located in Mifflin County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shawnee that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Shawnee.
- Monroe 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 Pennsylvania community of Shawnee [Monroe County].
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Shawnee is located in Angelina County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west of the Shawnee that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Shawnee.
- Grayson County
- This Shawnee is located in Grayson County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the west northwest of the Shawnee that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Shawnee.
- Virginia
- Washington
- King County
- This Shawnee is located in King County and lies 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shawnee that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Shawnee.
- Whitman County
- This Shawnee is located in Whitman County and lies 1,885 miles [3,033.6 km] to the northwest of the Shawnee that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Shawnee.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawnee ...
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.
- Chestnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Coal Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
- Coal Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Dry Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Elm Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Halls Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Halls Ferry is located in Dallas County
- Holly Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ferry
- Holly Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Nellie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Pebble Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
- Pebble Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Pine Apple Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Apple Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple Station
- Pine Apple Station is located in Wilcox County
- Pinebelt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Rock Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Wilcox County
- Rockwest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Shawnee 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 Shawnee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shawnee and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Shawnee to Montgomery, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shawnee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shawnee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shawnee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9938, Longitude: -87.2069 In this case, the coordinates for Shawnee 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 Shawnee 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shawnee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.811 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.234 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.766 degrees. |