Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shawnee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shawnee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shawnee
- 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 Shawnee:
- 39.604779, -82.211298
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Shawnee
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Shawnee is near Hocking County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- eBird sighting report for Athens 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Shawnee ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Shawnee.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Shawnee.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Shawnee is located in Mifflin County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Shawnee that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Shawnee.
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Shawnee [Monroe County].
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Shawnee is located in Angelina County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Shawnee that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Shawnee.
- Grayson County
- This Shawnee is located in Grayson County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the west southwest of the Shawnee that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Shawnee.
- Virginia
- Washington
- King County
- This Shawnee is located in King County and lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Shawnee that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Shawnee.
- Whitman County
- This Shawnee is located in Whitman County and lies 1,816 miles [2,922.6 km] to the west northwest of the Shawnee that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Shawnee.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawnee ...
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.
- Claybank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Congo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Gore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hemlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lost Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Monday Creek Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monday Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Creek Junction
- Monday Creek Junction is located in Hocking County
- Straitsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straitsville
- Straitsville is located in Perry County
- Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Perry County
- Whipstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Shawnee to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Shawnee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shawnee and extending to:
- New Lexington, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the North.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Shawnee to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shawnee: www.shawneetownship.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Shawnee 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shawnee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shawnee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6048, Longitude: -82.2113 |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shawnee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.989 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.072 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.711 degrees. |