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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 Shelton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shelton 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 Shelton:
- 47.214895, -123.104683
- 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 Shelton
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Shelton is near Thurston County and also Grays Harbor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor 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 Shelton
Communities Also Named Shelton ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Shelton.
Within Washington, the name Shelton is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Otero County
- This Shelton is located in Otero County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shelton that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Shelton.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Shelton is located in Fairfield County and lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km]<1> to the east of the Shelton that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Shelton.
- Idaho
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Shelton [Jefferson County].
- Kansas
- Wabaunsee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Shelton [Wabaunsee County].
- Kentucky
- Webster County
- This Shelton is located in Webster County and lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<1> to the east of the Shelton that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Shelton.
- Mississippi
- Jones County
- This Shelton is located in Jones County and lies 2,080 miles [3,347.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shelton that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Shelton.
- Nebraska
- Buffalo County
- This Shelton is located in Buffalo County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shelton that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Shelton.
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Shelton is located in Caswell County and lies 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km]<1> to the east of the Shelton that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Shelton.
- South Carolina
- Fairfield County
- This Shelton is located in Fairfield County and lies 2,314 miles [3,724 km]<1> to the east of the Shelton that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Shelton.
- Virginia
- Nelson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Shelton [Nelson County].
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Shelton [Virginia Beach City].
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Shelton is located in Clay County and lies 2,178 miles [3,505.2 km]<1> to the east of the Shelton that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Shelton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shelton ...
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.
- Agate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Agate is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
- Edgewater Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Graham Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graham Point is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Point
- Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Gravelly Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gravelly Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Beach
- Little Hoquiam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Hoquiam is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hoquiam
- Potlatch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunset Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Union ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Shelton 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 city such as Shelton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shelton and extending to:
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Shelton to Olympia, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,571 miles [12,184.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shelton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Shelton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shelton 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 Shelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2149, Longitude: -123.1047 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.496 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.133 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.295 degrees. |
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