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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 Shady Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Bend 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 Shady Bend:
- 40.267848, -81.640400
- 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 Shady Bend
- 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 Coshocton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
- Since Shady Bend is near Tuscarawas County and also Guernsey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey 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 Shady Bend
Communities Also Named Shady Bend ...
We found one communities that are also named Shady Bend.
Within Ohio, the name Shady Bend is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Shady Bend in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Lincoln County
- This Shady Bend is located in Lincoln County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west of the Shady Bend that is located in Coshocton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Shady Bend.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Bend ...
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.
- Birds Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Booth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Creekside Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside Crossing is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Crossing
- Flat Iron Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flat Iron Corner is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Corner
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Guernsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Low Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Low Gap is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Newcomerstown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Postboy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Wolf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
How Far From Shady Bend 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 Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Bend and extending to:
- Coshocton, which is the Seat of Coshocton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Bend to Coshocton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,027 miles [9,699.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,624 miles [7,441.6 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- Shady Bend) 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 Shady Bend 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 Shady Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2678, Longitude: -81.6404 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.613 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.23 degrees. |
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