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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 Shawnee Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shawnee Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Estates:
    • 36.952819, -86.457214
    • 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 Shawnee Estates
  • 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Shawnee Estates is near Simpson County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Shawnee Estates

Communities Also Named Shawnee Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Shawnee Estates.

Within Kentucky, the name Shawnee Estates is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Shawnee Estates is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shawnee Estates that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Shawnee Estates.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • This Shawnee Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shawnee Estates that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Shawnee Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawnee Estates ...

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.

  • Blue Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Blue Level is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Level
  • Bowling Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
    • Former names for Bowling Green:
    • Bolin Green
    • McFadden's Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <2>
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Hardcastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hardcastle is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lost River
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lost River is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Plum Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Rich Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rich Pond is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Pond
  • Rockfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockfield is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
  • Three Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Springs is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs

How Far From Shawnee Estates 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 Shawnee Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shawnee Estates and extending to:

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Shawnee Estates to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 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 from Point A (ie- Shawnee Estates) 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 Shawnee Estates 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 Shawnee Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9528, Longitude: -86.4572       In this case, the coordinates for Shawnee Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.621 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.702 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.355 degrees.