Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shellmound, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shellmound and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shellmound
- 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 Shellmound:
- 34.997300, -85.591633
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Shellmound
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Shellmound is near Dade County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dade County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Shellmound ...
We found one communities that share the name Shellmound.
Within Tennessee, the name Shellmound is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Shellmound in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Leflore County
- This Shellmound is located in Leflore County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shellmound that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leflore County community of Shellmound.
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shellmound ...
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.
- Dixie Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Ebenezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Gardenhires Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenhires Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenhires Ferry
- Gardenhires Ferry is located in Marion County
- Glover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill
- Glover Hill is located in Marion County
- Grahams Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahams Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
- Grahams Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
- Ladds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Long Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Nickajack ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Vulcan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Shellmound 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 Shellmound to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Shellmound once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shellmound and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Shellmound to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Shellmound) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shellmound. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9973, Longitude: -85.5916 In this case, the coordinates for Shellmound have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shellmound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Shellmound to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.022 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.738 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.469 degrees. |