|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shawnee Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shawnee Hills 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 Shawnee Hills:
- 36.844218, -87.956689
- 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 Hills
- 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 Trigg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg County
- Since Shawnee Hills is near Lyon County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Shawnee Hills ...
We found three communities that are also named Shawnee Hills.
Within Kentucky, the name Shawnee Hills is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Shawnee Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Shawnee Hills that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Shawnee Hills.
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This Shawnee Hills is located in Delaware County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shawnee Hills that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Shawnee Hills.
- Greene County
- This Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the northeast of the Shawnee Hills that is located in Trigg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Shawnee Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawnee Hills ...
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.
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Point is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Commerce Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce Landing is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Landing
- Confederate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
- Golden Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Rockcastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
- Rockcastle Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockcastle Shores is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle Shores
How Far From Shawnee Hills 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 Shawnee Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shawnee Hills and extending to:
- Cadiz, which is the Seat of Trigg County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Shawnee Hills to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shawnee Hills) 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8442, Longitude: -87.9567 In this case, the coordinates for Shawnee Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.558 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.04 degrees. |
|
|