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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 Sherwood Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherwood 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 Sherwood Shores:
- 33.680101, -86.192753
- 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 Sherwood 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Sherwood Shores is near Saint Clair County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Sherwood Shores
Communities Also Named Sherwood Shores ...
We found four communities that are also named Sherwood Shores.
Within Alabama, the name Sherwood Shores is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Marshall County
- This Sherwood Shores is located in Marshall County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sherwood Shores that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sherwood Shores.
- Texas
- Bell County
- Although located in Bell County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Sherwood Shores.
- Burnet County
- This Sherwood Shores is located in Burnet County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sherwood Shores that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnet County community of Sherwood Shores.
- Grayson County
- This Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the west of the Sherwood Shores that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Sherwood Shores.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood 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.
- Blue Eye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Dunrowin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
- Echo Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Hills is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- England Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- England Isle is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
- Eureka Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka Shores is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Shores
- Greens Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Halls Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Halls Ferry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Mill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Mitchells Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mitchells Ferry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Ferry
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Park Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Park Hill is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Ragland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Refuge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Refuge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Woods Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woods Ferry is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
How Far From Sherwood Shores 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 Sherwood Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherwood Shores and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sherwood Shores to Talladega, 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 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- Sherwood 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 Sherwood 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 Sherwood Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6801, Longitude: -86.1928 In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.32 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.898 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.017 degrees. |
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