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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 Shadow Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadow Lake Estates 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 Shadow Lake Estates:
- 32.281814, -90.327314
- 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 Shadow Lake Estates
- 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Since Shadow Lake Estates is near Rankin County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Shadow Lake Estates
Communities Also Named Shadow Lake Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Shadow Lake Estates.
Within Mississippi, the name Shadow Lake Estates is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Shadow Lake Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- This Shadow Lake Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shadow Lake Estates that is located in Hinds County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Shadow Lake Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadow Lake Estates ...
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.
- Cherry Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Park is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Forest Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Green is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Garden Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden Park is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Huntcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huntcliff is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Kentwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kentwood is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Lost Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Lake is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
- Meadow Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Meadowhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowhill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhill
- Oak Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Queens Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Queens Lane is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lane
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Seven Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Sunkist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunkist is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
- Trailwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trailwood is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailwood
- Van Winkle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- Willowood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willowood is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
How Far From Shadow Lake Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shadow Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadow Lake Estates and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the East.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Shadow Lake Estates to White House, with an average speed<3>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 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shadow Lake Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shadow Lake Estates 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 Shadow Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2818, Longitude: -90.3273 In this case, the coordinates for Shadow Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.495 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.957 degrees. |
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