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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 Shawan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shawan 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 Shawan:
- 39.495661, -76.708307
- 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 Shawan
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Shawan is near Carroll County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Shawan
Communities Also Named Shawan ...
We found one communities that are also named Shawan.
Within Maryland, the name Shawan is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Shawan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- This Shawan is located in Stoddard County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west of the Shawan that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Shawan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawan ...
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.
- Autumn Wind
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Autumn Wind is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn Wind
- Big Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Cave Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
- Caves Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caves Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Park
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Cockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Fallswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
- Friends View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friends View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends View
- Gentsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gentsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentsville
- Hickory Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hillside Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
- Hunt Cup Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunt Cup Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cup Hill
- Hunt Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ivy Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Jonathans Delight
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jonathans Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathans Delight
- Marble Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Oregon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oregon is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Valley Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Waterspout
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterspout is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterspout
- Western Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Western Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Run
How Far From Shawan 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 Shawan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shawan and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Shawan to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shawan) 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 Shawan 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 Shawan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4957, Longitude: -76.7083 In this case, the coordinates for Shawan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.655 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.265 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.341 degrees. |
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