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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 Shawville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shawville 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 Shawville:
- 41.375602, -82.018754
- 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 Shawville
- 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
- Since Shawville is near Cuyahoga County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Medina 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 Shawville
Communities Also Named Shawville ...
We found six communities that are also named Shawville.
Within Ohio, the name Shawville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Vigo 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 Indiana community of Shawville [Vigo County].
- Iowa
- Appanoose 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 Iowa community of Shawville [Appanoose County].
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Shawville is located in Clearfield County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<2> to the east of the Shawville that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Shawville.
- Quebec
- This Shawville lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the northeast of the Shawville that is located in Lorain County.
- Texas
- Coke County
- This Shawville is located in Coke County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Shawville that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coke County community of Shawville.
- Vermont
- Franklin County
- This Shawville is located in Franklin County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Shawville that is located in Lorain County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Shawville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawville ...
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.
- Coonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coonville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
- Eagle Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Folger ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Folger is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Franks Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franks Corner is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Hardscrabble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardscrabble is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Lake Breeze
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- River Edge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Strongsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Valley City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whiskyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville
How Far From Shawville 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 Shawville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Shawville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shawville and extending to:
- Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shawville to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Shawville 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Shawville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shawville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Shawville 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 Shawville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3756, Longitude: -82.0188 In this case, the coordinates for Shawville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.808 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.131 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.021 degrees. |
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