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we pass this GPS location for Shaw:
38.612200, -90.246900
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There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Shaw.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Boone County
This Shaw is located in Boone County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Shaw.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Shaw [Jefferson County].
Lauderdale County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Shaw [Lauderdale County].
Pickens County
This Shaw is located in Pickens County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Shaw.
Arkansas
Craighead County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Shaw [Craighead County].
Saline County
This Shaw is located in Saline County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Shaw.
Colorado
Lincoln County
This Shaw is located in Lincoln County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Shaw.
Illinois
Lake County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Shaw [Lake County].
Lee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Shaw [Lee County].
Warren County
This Shaw is located in Warren County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Shaw.
Kansas
Neosho County
This Shaw is located in Neosho County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neosho County community of Shaw.
Kentucky
Carlisle County
This Shaw is located in Carlisle County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlisle County community of Shaw.
Louisiana
Concordia Parish
This Shaw is located in Concordia Parish and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Shaw.
Grant Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Shaw [Grant Parish].
Iberia Parish
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Shaw [Iberia Parish].
Maine
Aroostook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Shaw [Aroostook County].
Michigan
Muskegon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Shaw [Muskegon County].
Minnesota
Saint Louis County
This Shaw is located in Saint Louis County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Shaw.
Mississippi
Bolivar County
This Shaw is located in Bolivar County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Shaw.
North Carolina
Cumberland County
This Shaw is located in Cumberland County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Shaw.
Oregon
Marion County
This Shaw is located in Marion County and lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Shaw.
Pennsylvania
Crawford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Shaw [Crawford County].
South Dakota
Clay County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Shaw [Clay County].
Tennessee
Haywood County
This Shaw is located in Haywood County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Shaw.
Williamson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Shaw [Williamson County].
Texas
Bowie County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Shaw [Bowie County].
Terrell County
This Shaw is located in Terrell County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Shaw.
West Virginia
Mineral County
This Shaw is located in Mineral County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Shaw.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaw ...
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.
Cherokee Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tower Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Shaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shaw and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shaw to White House, with an average speed<6>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 28 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 from Point A (ie- Shaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6122, Longitude: -90.2469 In this case, the coordinates for Shaw 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Shaw 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 . 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>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Shaw to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.104 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.788 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.675 degrees.