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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 Shady Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Shores 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 Shady Shores:
- 33.162666, -97.039442
- 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 Shady Shores
- 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 Denton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Since Shady Shores is near Comanche County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Shady Shores
Communities Also Named Shady Shores ...
We found one communities that are also named Shady Shores.
Within Texas, the name Shady Shores is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Shady Shores in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Ogemaw County
- This Shady Shores is located in Ogemaw County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shady Shores that is located in Denton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogemaw County community of Shady Shores.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Shores ...
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.
- Carter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carter is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Copper Canyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Harbor Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harbor Grove is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Grove
- Hickory Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hidden Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hidden Hill is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hill
- Lake Dallas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Little Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mayhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhill is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhill
- Mingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mingo is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Providence Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Quakertown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quakertown is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
How Far From Shady Shores 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 town such as Shady Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Shores and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Denton County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shady Shores to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,709 miles [12,406.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 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 from Point A (ie- Shady Shores) 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 Shady Shores 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 Shady Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1627, Longitude: -97.0394 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.152 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.726 degrees. |
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