Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shady Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Brook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shady Brook
- 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 Brook:
- 38.739450, -96.983070
- 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 Shady Brook
- 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 Dickinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickinson County
- Since Shady Brook is near Morris County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morris County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Shady Brook ...
We found six communities that share the name Shady Brook.
Within Kansas, the name Shady Brook is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Shady Brook is located in Jefferson County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shady Brook that is located in Dickinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Shady Brook.
- New Mexico
- Taos County
- This Shady Brook is located in Taos County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shady Brook that is located in Dickinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taos County community of Shady Brook.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Shady Brook is located in Dutchess County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Brook that is located in Dickinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Shady Brook.
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- This Shady Brook is located in Cabarrus County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Brook that is located in Dickinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Shady Brook.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Shady Brook is located in Weber County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shady Brook that is located in Dickinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Shady Brook.
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Shady Brook is located in Lewis County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Brook that is located in Dickinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Shady Brook.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Brook ...
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.
- Acme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
- Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
- Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
- Jacobs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Kansas Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Lincolnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Lost Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Springs
- Lost Springs is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Springs <3>
- Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Skiddy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Shady Brook 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 Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Shady Brook once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Brook and extending to:
- Abilene, which is the Seat of Dickinson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Brook to Abilene, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,317 miles [8,556.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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- Shady Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7394, Longitude: -96.9831 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Brook 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> | 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 Shady Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.665 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.08 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.921 degrees. |