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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 Shadeland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadeland 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 Shadeland:
- 41.815611, -80.376176
- 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 Shadeland
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Shadeland is near Erie County and also Ashtabula County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula 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 Shadeland
Communities Also Named Shadeland ...
We found five communities that are also named Shadeland.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Shadeland is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Grant County
- This Shadeland is located in Grant County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shadeland that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Shadeland.
- Tippecanoe County
- This Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the west southwest of the Shadeland that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Shadeland.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Shadeland is located in Fayette County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shadeland that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Shadeland.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Shadeland is located in Roanoke City and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the south of the Shadeland that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Shadeland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadeland ...
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.
- Beaver Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Center
- Center Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Center Road is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Road
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cranesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crossingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Dicksonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Keepville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Kidders Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kidders Corner is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders Corner
- Pageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pageville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageville
- Paperville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paperville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring
How Far From Shadeland 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 community such as Shadeland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadeland and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shadeland to Meadville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 210 miles [338 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 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- Shadeland) 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 Shadeland 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 Shadeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8156, Longitude: -80.3762 In this case, the coordinates for Shadeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.748 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.089 degrees. |
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