Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shady Dell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Dell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shady Dell
- 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 Shady Dell:
- 32.158484, -89.943692
- 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 Shady Dell
- 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Since Shady Dell is near Simpson County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Shady Dell ...
We found five communities that share the name Shady Dell.
Within Mississippi, the name Shady Dell is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Shady Dell is located in San Diego County and lies 1,566 miles [2,520.2 km]<1> to the west of the Shady Dell that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Shady Dell.
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Shady Dell is located in Butler County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north of the Shady Dell that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Shady Dell.
- Stoddard County
- This Shady Dell is located in Stoddard County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the north of the Shady Dell that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Shady Dell.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Shady Dell is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shady Dell that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Shady Dell.
- Wisconsin
- Grant County
- This Shady Dell is located in Grant County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the north of the Shady Dell that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Shady Dell.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Dell ...
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.
- Comeby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Dane ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Fink Bine ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - George ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Johns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Piney Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Rankin County
- Rock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rufus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Value
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Shady Dell 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 Shady Dell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Shady Dell once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Dell and extending to:
- Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Shady Dell to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,336 miles [8,587.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Dell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Dell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1585, Longitude: -89.9437 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Dell 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shady Dell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Shady Dell 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 315.478 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.19 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.822 degrees. |