Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shade and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shade
- 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 Shade:
- 36.175625, -89.766750
- 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 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 Pemiscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
- Since Shade is near Lake County and also Dyer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Dyer 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
Communities Also Named Shade ...
We found four communities that share the name Shade.
Within Missouri, the name Shade is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Blazer
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Braggadocio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggadocio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Cooter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
- Cooter is located in Pemiscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <4>
- Cottonwood Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County
- Deco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Gill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Hall ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Indian Mound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
- Indian Mound is located in Pemiscot County
- Netherlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- New Survey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Survey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
- New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
- Terry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Shade 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 Shade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shade and extending to:
- Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies just to the East.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Shade to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1756, Longitude: -89.7668 In this case, the coordinates for Shade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Shade could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Shade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.674 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.961 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.989 degrees. |