Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shaw and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shaw
- 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 Shaw:
- 34.497618, -92.539288
- 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 Shaw
- 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Since Shaw is near Grant County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Shaw ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Shaw.
There is one other community in Arkansas which is also named Shaw.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson 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 Alabama community of Shaw [Jefferson County].
- Lauderdale County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Shaw [Lauderdale County].
- Pickens County
- This Shaw is located in Pickens County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Shaw that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Shaw.
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Lake 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 Illinois community of Shaw [Lake County].
- Lee 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 Illinois community of Shaw [Lee County].
- Warren County
- This Shaw is located in Warren County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Shaw that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Shaw.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Shaw is located in Concordia Parish and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Shaw that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Shaw.
- Grant 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 Shaw [Grant Parish].
- Iberia Parish
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Shaw [Iberia Parish].
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Shaw is located in Boone County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<3> to the north of the Shaw that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Shaw.
- Saint Louis City
- This Shaw is located in Saint Louis City and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the north northeast of the Shaw that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Shaw.
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Haywood County
- This Shaw is located in Haywood County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Shaw that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Shaw.
- Williamson 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 Tennessee community of Shaw [Williamson County].
- Texas
- Bowie 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 Shaw [Bowie County].
- Terrell County
- This Shaw is located in Terrell County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Shaw that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Shaw.
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaw ...
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.
- Bauxite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Bauxite Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bauxite Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite Junction
- Bauxite Junction is located in Saline County
- Dirtdauber ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dirtdauber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirtdauber
- Dirtdauber is located in Saline County
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Fairplay ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairplay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairplay
- From Shaw to Fairplay
- Goodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hurricane ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lignite
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Summerville Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Ford
- Summerville Ford is located in Grant County
- Twin Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Shaw to ...
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 Shaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shaw and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Shaw to Little Rock, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,462 miles [12,008.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,338 miles [8,590.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saline County: www.salinecounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Shaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Shaw 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> | 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- Shaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4976, Longitude: -92.5393 In this case, the coordinates for Shaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Shaw 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 317.331 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.657 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.529 degrees. |