Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Shira, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Shira and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Shira
- 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 Mount Shira:
- 36.581740, -94.464383
- 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 Mount Shira
- 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 McDonald County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McDonald County
- Since Mount Shira is near Benton County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Shira ...
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.
- Checks Corner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checks Corner
- Checks Corner is located in Benton County (AR)
- Deep Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Elk Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
- Elk Springs is located in McDonald County
- Ginger Blue
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Blue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Griffin Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ford
- Griffin Ford is located in McDonald County
- Lee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Round Top ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Splitlog
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in McDonald County
- Sugar Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Beach
- Sugar Beach is located in McDonald County
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <2>
How Far From Mount Shira 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 Mount Shira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mount Shira and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of McDonald County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Shira to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 55 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,437 miles [11,968.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Shira. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mount Shira) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Shira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5817, Longitude: -94.4644 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Shira have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mount Shira to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.61 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.058 degrees. |