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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 Walnut Shade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Shade and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Walnut Shade:
    • 36.732560, -93.193514
    • 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 Walnut Shade
  • 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 Walnut Shade ...

We found one communities that share the name Walnut Shade.

Within Missouri, the name Walnut Shade is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Walnut Shade in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Macon County
      • This Walnut Shade is located in Macon County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east of the Walnut Shade that is located in Taney County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Walnut Shade.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Shade ...

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.

  • Bull Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
    • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Chestnutridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Day
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
    • Day is located in Taney County
  • Dickens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
    • Dickens is located in Taney County
  • Edgewater Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Taney County
  • Kirbyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
    • Kirbyville is located in Taney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <3>
  • Kissee Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kissee Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Mills
    • Kissee Mills is located in Taney County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kissee Mills <3>
  • Long Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Taney County
  • Marvel Cave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvel Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel Cave
    • Marvel Cave is located in Stone County
  • Mildred
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
    • Mildred is located in Taney County
  • Notch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch
    • Notch is located in Stone County
  • Pine Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Christian County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Powersite
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
      • Powersite is located in Taney County
    • Rockaway Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
      • Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <3>
    • Saddlebrooke
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
      • Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
      • Saddlebrooke village
    • Swan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
      • Swan is located in Taney County

How Far From Walnut Shade 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 Walnut Shade to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut Shade and extending to:

  • Forsyth, which is the Seat of Taney County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Walnut Shade to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,380 miles [11,877 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,261 miles [8,466.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Shade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Taney County: www.co.taney.mo.us/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Shade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Shade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7326, Longitude: -93.1935       In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Shade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Walnut Shade 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 317.941 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.66 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.438 degrees.









 

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