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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 Evening Shade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evening Shade 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 Evening Shade:
- 37.575599, -92.141550
- 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 Evening Shade
- 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 Texas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
- Since Evening Shade is near Pulaski County and also Laclede County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede 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 Evening Shade
Communities Also Named Evening Shade ...
We found four communities that are also named Evening Shade.
Within Missouri, the name Evening Shade is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Evening Shade is located in Hempstead County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Evening Shade that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Evening Shade.
- Scott County
- This Evening Shade is located in Scott County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the south southwest of the Evening Shade that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Evening Shade.
- Sharp County
- This Evening Shade is located in Sharp County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southeast of the Evening Shade that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Evening Shade.
- Oklahoma
- Sequoyah County
- This Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Evening Shade that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Evening Shade.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evening Shade ...
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.
- Big Piney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
- Bloodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Cookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cookville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Greenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ladd
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ladd is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Old Success
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Success is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Success
- Palace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Palace is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
- Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Windy Curve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Windy Curve is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Curve
How Far From Evening Shade 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 Evening Shade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Evening Shade and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Texas County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Evening Shade to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,298 miles [11,745 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Evening Shade) 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 Evening Shade 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 Evening Shade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5756, Longitude: -92.1415 In this case, the coordinates for Evening Shade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.30 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.786 degrees. |
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