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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 Shackleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shackleton 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 Shackleton:
- 39.175778, -83.677881
- 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 Shackleton
- 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 Highland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Highland County
- Since Shackleton is near Clinton County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Shackleton
Communities Also Named Shackleton ...
We found one communities that are also named Shackleton.
Within Ohio, the name Shackleton is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Shackleton in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Shackleton lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shackleton that is located in Highland County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shackleton ...
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.
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fallsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Gist Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gist Settlement is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist Settlement
- Hollowtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Honolulu ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Honolulu is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pricetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pricetown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Samantha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Samantha is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Shackleton 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 Shackleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shackleton and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Highland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Shackleton to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shackleton) 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 Shackleton 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 Shackleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1758, Longitude: -83.6779 In this case, the coordinates for Shackleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.909 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.059 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.505 degrees. |
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