Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shay
- 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 Shay:
- 33.931241, -96.778563
- 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 Shay
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Shay is near Grayson County and also Love County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- eBird sighting report for Love 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 Shay ...
We found three communities that share the name Shay.
Within Oklahoma, the name Shay is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shay ...
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.
- Cartwright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Bryan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <3>
- Fink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Fobb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Glen Eden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Gordonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonville <3>
- Locust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Red Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Sand Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
- Sand Point is located in Bryan County
- Willow Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Spring
- Willow Spring is located in Grayson County (TX)
How Far From Shay 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 Shay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shay and extending to:
- Madill, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Shay to Madill, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,660 miles [12,327.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Shay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9312, Longitude: -96.7786 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Shay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.069 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.782 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.516 degrees. |