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we pass this GPS location for Shepherd:
33.969279, -89.399521
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We found ten communities that share the name Shepherd.
Within Mississippi, the name Shepherd is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Shepherd is located in Hillsborough County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shepherd that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Shepherd.
Georgia
Coffee 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 Georgia community of Shepherd [Coffee County].
Wayne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Shepherd [Wayne County].
Illinois
Pike County
This Shepherd is located in Pike County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shepherd that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Shepherd.
Indiana
Boone County
This Shepherd is located in Boone County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shepherd that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Shepherd.
Michigan
Isabella County
This Shepherd is located in Isabella County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shepherd that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Shepherd.
Montana
Chouteau 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 Montana community of Shepherd [Chouteau County].
Yellowstone County
This Shepherd is located in Yellowstone County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shepherd that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Shepherd.
Tennessee
Hamilton County
This Shepherd is located in Hamilton County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shepherd that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Shepherd.
Texas
San Jacinto County
This Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shepherd that is located in Calhoun County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Shepherd.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shepherd ...
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.
Big Creek (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Shepherd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shepherd and extending to:
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shepherd to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,229 miles [8,415.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shepherd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shepherd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9693, Longitude: -89.3995 In this case, the coordinates for Shepherd 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 Shepherd 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 Shepherd 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 315.296 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.224 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.272 degrees.