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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 Shawnee Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shawnee Bend 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 Shawnee Bend:
- 38.166643, -92.665282
- 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 Shawnee Bend
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Shawnee Bend is near Miller County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Shawnee Bend
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawnee Bend ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Four Seasons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane Deck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hurricane Deck is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Deck
- Kaiser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ozark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Passover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Passover is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passover
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Shawnee Bend to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shawnee Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shawnee Bend and extending to:
- Camdenton, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shawnee Bend to Camdenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shawnee Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shawnee Bend 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 Shawnee Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1666, Longitude: -92.6653 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.683 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.55 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.915 degrees. |
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