Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shacklesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shacklesville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shacklesville

• 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 Shacklesville:
  • 31.778797, -86.815759
  • 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 Shacklesville

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Shacklesville is near Conecuh County and also Wilcox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox 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 Shacklesville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shacklesville ...

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.

• Butler Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler Springs is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
• Forest Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Home is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <1>
• Harmony
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Herbert
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Herbert is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Sand Cut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sand Cut is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
• Saucer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Saucer is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucer

How Far From Shacklesville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shacklesville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shacklesville and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shacklesville to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,337 miles [11,807.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'