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 Evening Shade:
34.948987, -94.136875
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.
We found four communities that share the name Evening Shade.
There are two communities within Arkansas that are also named Evening Shade.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Hempstead County
This Evening Shade is located in Hempstead County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Evening Shade that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Evening Shade.
Sharp County
This Evening Shade is located in Sharp County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Evening Shade that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Evening Shade.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Missouri
Texas County
This Evening Shade is located in Texas County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Evening Shade that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Evening Shade.
Oklahoma
Sequoyah County
This Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest of the Evening Shade that is located in Scott County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Evening Shade.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evening Shade ...
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.
Bryan (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Evening Shade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Evening Shade and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Evening Shade to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 980 miles [1,577.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,505 miles [12,078.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,383 miles [8,663.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Evening Shade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Evening Shade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9490, Longitude: -94.1369 In this case, the coordinates for Evening Shade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Evening Shade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.415 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.979 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.171 degrees.