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We found 106 communities that share the name Shady Grove.
There are eleven communities within Arkansas that are also named Shady Grove.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 95 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Arkansas ...
Baxter County
This Shady Grove is located in Baxter County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Shady Grove.
Faulkner County
This Shady Grove is located in Faulkner County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Shady Grove.
Fulton County
This Shady Grove is located in Fulton County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Shady Grove.
Johnson County
This Shady Grove is located in Johnson County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Shady Grove.
Logan County
This Shady Grove is located in Logan County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Shady Grove.
Mississippi County
This Shady Grove is located in Mississippi County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Shady Grove.
Nevada 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 Arkansas community of Shady Grove [Nevada County].
Poinsett County
This Shady Grove is located in Poinsett County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Shady Grove.
Pulaski County
This Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Shady Grove.
Washington County
This Shady Grove is located in Washington County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Shady Grove.
Woodruff County
This Shady Grove is located in Woodruff County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Shady Grove.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Clay County
This Shady Grove is located in Clay County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Shady Grove.
Coffee County
This Shady Grove is located in Coffee County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Shady Grove.
Colbert County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Shady Grove [Colbert County].
Etowah County
This Shady Grove is located in Etowah County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Shady Grove.
Franklin County
This Shady Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Shady Grove.
Jefferson County
This Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Shady Grove.
Pike County
This Shady Grove is located in Pike County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Shady Grove.
Washington County
This Shady Grove is located in Washington County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the east southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Shady Grove.
Delaware
Sussex County
This Shady Grove is located in Sussex County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Shady Grove.
Florida
Jackson County
This Shady Grove is located in Jackson County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Shady Grove.
Taylor County
This Shady Grove is located in Taylor County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Shady Grove.
Georgia
Carroll County
This Shady Grove is located in Carroll County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Shady Grove.
Forsyth 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 Georgia community of Shady Grove [Forsyth County].
Greene County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Shady Grove [Greene County].
Harris County
This Shady Grove is located in Harris County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Shady Grove.
Houston County
This Shady Grove is located in Houston County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Shady Grove.
Stewart County
This Shady Grove is located in Stewart County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the east southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Shady Grove.
Towns County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Shady Grove [Towns County].
Union County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Shady Grove [Union County].
Illinois
Massac County
This Shady Grove is located in Massac County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Massac County community of Shady Grove.
Iowa
Buchanan County
This Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Shady Grove.
Kentucky
Crittenden County
This Shady Grove is located in Crittenden County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Shady Grove.
Elliott County
This Shady Grove is located in Elliott County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Shady Grove.
McCracken County
This Shady Grove is located in McCracken County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Shady Grove.
Metcalfe County
This Shady Grove is located in Metcalfe County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Metcalfe County community of Shady Grove.
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
This Shady Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Shady Grove.
Tensas Parish
This Shady Grove is located in Tensas Parish and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Shady Grove.
Washington Parish
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 Louisiana community of Shady Grove [Washington Parish].
Maryland
Frederick County
This Shady Grove is located in Frederick County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Shady Grove.
Mississippi
Attala County
This Shady Grove is located in Attala County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Shady Grove.
Carroll County
This Shady Grove is located in Carroll County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Shady Grove.
Copiah County
This Shady Grove is located in Copiah County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Shady Grove.
Jasper County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Jasper County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Shady Grove.
Jones County
This Shady Grove is located in Jones County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the east southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Shady Grove.
Pontotoc County
This Shady Grove is located in Pontotoc County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Shady Grove.
Smith County
This Shady Grove is located in Smith County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Shady Grove.
Tippah County
This Shady Grove is located in Tippah County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Shady Grove.
Webster County
This Shady Grove is located in Webster County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the east southeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Shady Grove.
Missouri
Christian County
This Shady Grove is located in Christian County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Shady Grove.
Dallas County
This Shady Grove is located in Dallas County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the north northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Shady Grove.
Polk 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 Missouri community of Shady Grove [Polk County].
Pulaski County
This Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Shady Grove.
New Mexico
Roosevelt County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Shady Grove.
North Carolina
Jones County
This Shady Grove is located in Jones County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Shady Grove.
Yadkin County
This Shady Grove is located in Yadkin County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Shady Grove.
Ohio
Fayette County
This Shady Grove is located in Fayette County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Shady Grove.
Oklahoma
Cherokee County
This Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Shady Grove.
McIntosh County
This Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County and lies 87 miles [140 km] to the northwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Shady Grove.
Pawnee County
This Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the northwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Shady Grove.
Sequoyah County
This Shady Grove is located in Sequoyah County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Shady Grove.
Pennsylvania
Franklin County
This Shady Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Shady Grove.
South Carolina
Charleston County
This Shady Grove is located in Charleston County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Shady Grove.
Pickens County
This Shady Grove is located in Pickens County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Shady Grove.
Sumter County
This Shady Grove is located in Sumter County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Shady Grove.
Union County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Shady Grove [Union County].
Tennessee
Coffee County
This Shady Grove is located in Coffee County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Shady Grove.
Crockett County
This Shady Grove is located in Crockett County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Shady Grove.
Franklin County
This Shady Grove is located in Franklin County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Shady Grove.
Hamilton County
This Shady Grove is located in Hamilton County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Shady Grove.
Hardin County
This Shady Grove is located in Hardin County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Shady Grove.
Hickman County
This Shady Grove is located in Hickman County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Shady Grove.
Jackson County
This Shady Grove is located in Jackson County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Shady Grove.
Jefferson County
This Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County and lies 617 miles [993 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Shady Grove.
Knox County
This Shady Grove is located in Knox County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Shady Grove.
Lawrence County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Shady Grove [Lawrence County].
Lincoln County
This Shady Grove is located in Lincoln County and lies 453 miles [729 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Shady Grove.
Montgomery County
This Shady Grove is located in Montgomery County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Shady Grove.
Morgan County
This Shady Grove is located in Morgan County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Shady Grove.
Putnam County
This Shady Grove is located in Putnam County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Shady Grove.
Sevier County
This Shady Grove is located in Sevier County and lies 617 miles [993 km] to the east of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Shady Grove.
Trousdale County
This Shady Grove is located in Trousdale County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trousdale County community of Shady Grove.
White County
This Shady Grove is located in White County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Shady Grove.
Texas
Angelina County
This Shady Grove is located in Angelina County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Shady Grove.
Burnet County
This Shady Grove is located in Burnet County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the southwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnet County community of Shady Grove.
Cherokee County
This Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the south southwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Shady Grove.
Cooke County
This Shady Grove is located in Cooke County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west southwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Shady Grove.
Dallas County
This Shady Grove is located in Dallas County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Shady Grove.
Fannin County
This Shady Grove is located in Fannin County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Shady Grove.
Houston County
This Shady Grove is located in Houston County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the south southwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Shady Grove.
Kerr County
This Shady Grove is located in Kerr County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km] to the southwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kerr County community of Shady Grove.
Nacogdoches County
This Shady Grove is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the south of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Shady Grove.
Navarro 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 Texas community of Shady Grove [Navarro County].
Panola County
This Shady Grove is located in Panola County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Shady Grove.
Rains County
This Shady Grove is located in Rains County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Shady Grove.
Smith County
This Shady Grove is located in Smith County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Shady Grove.
Upshur County
This Shady Grove is located in Upshur County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Shady Grove.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Shady Grove.
Virginia
Bedford County
This Shady Grove is located in Bedford County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Shady Grove.
Franklin 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 Virginia community of Shady Grove [Franklin County].
Greene County
This Shady Grove is located in Greene County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Shady Grove.
Halifax County
This Shady Grove is located in Halifax County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Shady Grove.
Henrico County
This Shady Grove is located in Henrico County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Shady Grove.
Smyth County
This Shady Grove is located in Smyth County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Shady Grove.
Washington County
This Shady Grove is located in Washington County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Shady Grove.
West Virginia
Morgan County
This Shady Grove is located in Morgan County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Grove that is located in Polk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Shady Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Grove ...
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.
Acorn (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Mountain Fork (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rich Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shady Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Grove and extending to:
Mena, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the East.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shady Grove to Little Rock, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,529 miles [12,116.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5932, Longitude: -94.3144 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Shady Grove 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.
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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 Shady Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Shady Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.498 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.03 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.306 degrees.