Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shadeland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadeland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shadeland
- 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 Shadeland:
- 40.605042, -85.609977
- 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 Shadeland
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Shadeland is near Huntington County and also Wabash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huntington County
- eBird sighting report for Wabash 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 Shadeland ...
We found five communities that share the name Shadeland.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Shadeland.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadeland ...
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.
- America
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Fox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Friendly Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Gas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
- Gas City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <3>
- Home Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Corner
- Home Corner is located in Grant County
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Michaelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Pleasant Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
- Shady Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hills
- Shady Hills is located in Grant County
How Far From Shadeland to ...
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 Shadeland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadeland and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Shadeland to Indianapolis, 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 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shadeland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.net/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shadeland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shadeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6050, Longitude: -85.6100 In this case, the coordinates for Shadeland 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shadeland 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 313.122 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.65 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.964 degrees. |