Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shawnee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shawnee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shawnee
- 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 Shawnee:
- 39.015283, -94.804684
- 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 Shawnee
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Shawnee is near Wyandotte County and also Leavenworth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wyandotte County
- eBird sighting report for Leavenworth 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 Shawnee ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Shawnee.
Within Kansas, the name Shawnee is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Allen 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 Ohio community of Shawnee [Allen County].
- Perry County
- This Shawnee is located in Perry County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the east of the Shawnee that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Shawnee.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Shawnee is located in Mifflin County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shawnee that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Shawnee.
- Monroe 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 Pennsylvania community of Shawnee [Monroe County].
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Shawnee is located in Angelina County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the south of the Shawnee that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Shawnee.
- Grayson County
- This Shawnee is located in Grayson County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the south southwest of the Shawnee that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Shawnee.
- Virginia
- Washington
- King County
- This Shawnee is located in King County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shawnee that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Shawnee.
- Whitman County
- This Shawnee is located in Whitman County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km] to the west northwest of the Shawnee that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Shawnee.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawnee ...
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.
- Cedar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Craig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
- Frisbie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Holliday
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Little Kaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Kaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kaw
- Little Kaw is located in Leavenworth County
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Mission
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Wyandotte County
- Sunflower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Shawnee 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 city such as Shawnee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shawnee and extending to:
- Olathe, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Shawnee to Olathe, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 952 miles [1,532.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shawnee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.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 '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- Shawnee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shawnee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0153, Longitude: -94.8047 In this case, the coordinates for Shawnee 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Shawnee 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shawnee 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 319.18 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.393 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.789 degrees. |