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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadow Lake Village 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 Village:
- 39.403056, -84.310000
- 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 Village
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Shadow Lake Village is near Butler County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadow Lake Village ...
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.
- Bethany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Dutchland Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dutchland Woods is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchland Woods
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greentree Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hughes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hughes is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kings Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kyles
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Liberty Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Trails is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Trails
- Mary Ellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Ellen is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ellen
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mason
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maud is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Socialville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Socialville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socialville
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
How Far From Shadow Lake Village 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shadow Lake Village and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Shadow Lake Village to Columbus, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shadow Lake Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Village 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 Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4031, Longitude: -84.3100 In this case, the coordinates for Shadow Lake Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.303 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.542 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.722 degrees. |
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