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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 Sheil, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sheil 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 Sheil:
- 39.633932, -91.598490
- 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 Sheil
- 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 Ralls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ralls County
- Since Sheil is near Marion County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Sheil
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheil ...
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.
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Flint Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Greenlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Hannibal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hatch is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
- Indian Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Joanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joanna is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- Slees Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Slees Mills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slees Mills
- White Bear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Bear is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear
How Far From Sheil 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 Sheil to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sheil and extending to:
- New London, which is the Seat of Ralls County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sheil to New London, 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sheil) 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 Sheil 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 Sheil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6339, Longitude: -91.5985 In this case, the coordinates for Sheil have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.04 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.004 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.089 degrees. |
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