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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 Shreve, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shreve 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 Shreve:
- 40.681438, -82.021762
- 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 Shreve
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Shreve is near Holmes County and also Ashland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland 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 Shreve
Communities Also Named Shreve ...
We found three communities that are also named Shreve.
Within Ohio, the name Shreve is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Conecuh County
- This Shreve is located in Conecuh County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Shreve that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Shreve.
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- This Shreve is located in Ohio County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shreve that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Shreve.
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- This Shreve is located in Stoddard County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shreve that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Shreve.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shreve ...
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.
- Big Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Funk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Hard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard
- Lake Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Paint Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
- Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Shreve 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 Shreve to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shreve and extending to:
- Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shreve to Wooster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,623 miles [7,440 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Shreve) 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 Shreve 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 Shreve. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6814, Longitude: -82.0218 In this case, the coordinates for Shreve have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.837 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.06 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.263 degrees. |
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