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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 Banks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Banks 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 Banks:
- 41.392269, -85.830270
- 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 Banks
- 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 Kosciusko County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kosciusko County
- Since Shady Banks is near Elkhart County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elkhart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Banks
Communities Also Named Shady Banks ...
We found one communities that are also named Shady Banks.
Within Indiana, the name Shady Banks is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Shady Banks in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Shady Banks is located in Beaufort County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shady Banks that is located in Kosciusko County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Shady Banks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Banks ...
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.
- Between-The-Lakes Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Island Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Island Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marineland Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marineland Gardens is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland Gardens
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- New Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pickwick Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pickwick Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Park
- Silver Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Point is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
- South Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Stoneburner Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stoneburner Landing is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneburner Landing
- Stony Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Ridge is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Sunrise Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
How Far From Shady Banks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Banks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Banks and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Kosciusko County, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Shady Banks to Warsaw, 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 4 days.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Banks) 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 Banks 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 Banks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3923, Longitude: -85.8303 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Banks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.256 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.831 degrees. |
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