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we pass this GPS location for Shore Acres:
39.876429, -86.136654
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We found twenty communities that share the name Shore Acres.
Within Indiana, the name Shore Acres is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Contra Costa County
This Shore Acres is located in Contra Costa County and lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<1> to the west of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Shore Acres.
Florida
Pinellas County
This Shore Acres is located in Pinellas County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Shore Acres.
Iowa
Woodbury 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 Iowa community of Shore Acres [Woodbury County].
Kentucky
Woodford 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 Kentucky community of Shore Acres [Woodford County].
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Shore Acres is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the east of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Shore Acres.
Massachusetts
Bristol County
This Shore Acres is located in Bristol County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Shore Acres.
Plymouth County
This Shore Acres is located in Plymouth County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east northeast of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Shore Acres.
Michigan
Cass 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 Michigan community of Shore Acres [Cass County].
New Jersey
Ocean County
This Shore Acres is located in Ocean County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Shore Acres.
New York
Chautauqua County
This Shore Acres is located in Chautauqua County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Shore Acres.
Monroe County
This Shore Acres is located in Monroe County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the east northeast of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Shore Acres.
Suffolk County
This Shore Acres is located in Suffolk County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the east of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Shore Acres.
Westchester County
This Shore Acres is located in Westchester County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the east of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Shore Acres.
North Carolina
New Hanover County
This Shore Acres is located in New Hanover County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Shore Acres.
Ohio
Lucas County
This Shore Acres is located in Lucas County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Shore Acres.
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Shore Acres.
Rhode Island
Washington County
This Shore Acres is located in Washington County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Shore Acres.
Tennessee
Hamilton County
This Shore Acres is located in Hamilton County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the south of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Shore Acres.
Washington
King County
This Shore Acres is located in King County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Shore Acres.
Pierce County
This Shore Acres is located in Pierce County and lies 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km] to the west northwest of the Shore Acres that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Shore Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shore Acres ...
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.
Chesterton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Shore Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shore Acres and extending to:
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies just to the south (S).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shore Acres to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 from Point A (ie- Shore Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shore Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8764, Longitude: -86.1367 In this case, the coordinates for Shore Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Shore Acres 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>
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.
<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 Shore Acres 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 313.463 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.935 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.425 degrees.