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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shady Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Shady Beach:
- 41.538923, -90.196788
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Shady Beach
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Shady Beach is near Rock Island County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Shady Beach
Communities Also Named Shady Beach ...
We found one communities that are also named Shady Beach.
Within Illinois, the name Shady Beach is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Shady Beach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Dakota
- Roberts County
- This Shady Beach is located in Roberts County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shady Beach that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roberts County community of Shady Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Beach ...
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.
- Carbon Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Great Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Great Oaks is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Green River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Panorama Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Rapids City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Shady Beach 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 Shady Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Beach and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Beach to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shady Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shady Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5389, Longitude: -90.1968 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.148 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.24 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.936 degrees. |
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