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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 Shaw Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shaw Place 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 Shaw Place:
- 45.645769, -110.458257
- 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 Shaw Place
- 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 Park County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
- Since Shaw Place is near Sweet Grass County and also Gallatin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sweet Grass County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin 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 Shaw Place
Communities Also Named Shaw Place ...
We found one communities that are also named Shaw Place.
Within Montana, the name Shaw Place is unique.
Beyond Montana, there is another community also named Shaw Place in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Shaw Place is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shaw Place that is located in Park County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Shaw Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaw Place ...
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.
- Chimney Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chimney Rock is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
- Clyde Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Contact
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Contact is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contact
- Elton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elton is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Hoppers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hoppers is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers
- Hunters Hot Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Hot Springs is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hot Springs
- Pine Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Creek is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Woods Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woods Place is located in Park County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place
How Far From Shaw Place 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 Shaw Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shaw Place and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Park County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Shaw Place to Helena, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,756 miles [2,826 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,438 miles [8,751.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Shaw Place) 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 Shaw Place 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 Shaw Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6458, Longitude: -110.4583 In this case, the coordinates for Shaw Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.165 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.028 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.429 degrees. |
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