Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Shore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Shore and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Shore
- 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 South Shore:
- 38.865328, -90.523175
- 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 South Shore
- 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 Saint Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Since South Shore is near Calhoun County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 South Shore ...
We found eight communities that share the name South Shore.
Within Missouri, the name South Shore is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This South Shore is located in Alameda County and lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<1> to the west of the South Shore that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of South Shore.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This South Shore is located in Cook County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Shore that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of South Shore.
- Kentucky
- Greenup County
- This South Shore is located in Greenup County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east of the South Shore that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of South Shore.
- Nebraska
- Douglas 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 Nebraska community of South Shore [Douglas County].
- Nova Scotia
- This South Shore lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Shore that is located in Saint Charles County.
- South Dakota
- Codington County
- This South Shore is located in Codington County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the South Shore that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Codington County community of South Shore.
- Texas
- Bell County
- Although located in Bell County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of South Shore.
- Harrison County
- This South Shore is located in Harrison County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the south southwest of the South Shore that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of South Shore.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Shore ...
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.
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Deer Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Earth City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth City
- Earth City is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth City <4>
- Elm Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Golden Eagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Eagle
- Golden Eagle is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Eagle <4>
- Kampville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Marshall Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Landing
- Marshall Landing is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Orchard Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Farm
- Orchard Farm is located in Saint Charles County
- Seeburger
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From South Shore 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 South Shore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Shore and extending to:
- Saint Charles, which is the Seat of Saint Charles County, lies just to the South.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from South Shore 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 42 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 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Shore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- South Shore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Shore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8653, Longitude: -90.5232 In this case, the coordinates for South Shore 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 South Shore 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 South Shore 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 316.296 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.043 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.748 degrees. |