Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shelbina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shelbina and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shelbina
- 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 Shelbina:
- 39.693061, -92.039531
- 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 Shelbina
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Shelbina is near Monroe County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Shelbina ...
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.
- Clapper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Clarence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Holliday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Stoutsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
- Stoutsville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <2>
- Walkersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Walkersville is located in Shelby County
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
How Far From Shelbina 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 city such as Shelbina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Shelbina and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the North.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shelbina to White House, with an average speed<4>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 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelbina. 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 '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- Shelbina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelbina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6931, Longitude: -92.0395 In this case, the coordinates for Shelbina 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 Shelbina 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 317.338 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.356 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.291 degrees. |