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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 Shawnee Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shawnee Estates 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 Shawnee Estates:
- 38.504257, -81.846522
- 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 Shawnee Estates
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Shawnee Estates is near Kanawha County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell 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 Shawnee Estates
Communities Also Named Shawnee Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Shawnee Estates.
Within West Virginia, the name Shawnee Estates is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Shawnee Estates is located in Warren County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shawnee Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Shawnee Estates.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Shawnee Estates is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east of the Shawnee Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Shawnee Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawnee Estates ...
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.
- Black Betsey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Black Betsey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Betsey
- Confidence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Eleanor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hometown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hugo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Nitro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Raymond City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Red House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Branch is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rolling Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Winter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winter is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
How Far From Shawnee Estates 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 community such as Shawnee Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shawnee Estates and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Shawnee Estates to Charleston, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east (E). 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 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shawnee Estates) 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 Shawnee Estates 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 Shawnee Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5043, Longitude: -81.8465 In this case, the coordinates for Shawnee Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.789 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.681 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.907 degrees. |
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