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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 Shadowland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadowland 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 Shadowland:
- 33.518720, -95.282449
- 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 Shadowland
- 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 Red River County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red River County
- Since Shadowland is near Lamar County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Shadowland
Communities Also Named Shadowland ...
We found one communities that are also named Shadowland.
Within Texas, the name Shadowland is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Shadowland in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Shadowland is located in Camden County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the east of the Shadowland that is located in Red River County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Shadowland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadowland ...
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.
- Byrdtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Byrdtown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdtown
- Deport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hoover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Johntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Pine Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Branch is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Branch
- Rugby
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Sherry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
How Far From Shadowland 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 Shadowland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadowland and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Red River County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shadowland to Clarksville, 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,621 miles [12,264.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shadowland) 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 Shadowland 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 Shadowland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5187, Longitude: -95.2824 In this case, the coordinates for Shadowland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.023 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.505 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.892 degrees. |
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