Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shoal Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shoal Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shoal Creek
- 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 Shoal Creek:
- 33.432292, -86.622124
- 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 Shoal Creek
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Shoal Creek is near Jefferson County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Shoal Creek ...
We found seven communities that share the name Shoal Creek.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Shoal Creek.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Cleburne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Shoal Creek [Cleburne County].
- Cleburne County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Shoal Creek [Logan County].
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<2> to the east of the Shoal Creek that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Shoal Creek.
- Hart County
- This Shoal Creek is located in Hart County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast of the Shoal Creek that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Shoal Creek.
- Newton County
- This Shoal Creek is located in Newton County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east of the Shoal Creek that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Shoal Creek.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Shoal Creek [Barry County].
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Shoal Creek [Jackson County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shoal Creek ...
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.
- Battleground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battleground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Battleground is located in Jefferson County
- Camp Horne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Horne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Horne
- Camp Horne is located in Jefferson County
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Cherokee Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Bend
- Cherokee Bend is located in Jefferson County
- Heritage Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
- Heritage Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Hickory Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Hidden Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
- Hidden Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Hunters Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
- Hunters Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Irondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <4>
- Lake Purdy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Longleaf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Meadow Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Meadow Ridge is located in Shelby County
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- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Moore Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Corner
- Moore Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Mountain Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <4>
- Mountain Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Forest
- Mountain Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Oak Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Crossing
- Oak Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Riverwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Saddlebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
- Saddlebrook is located in Jefferson County
- Shoal Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Sunnymeadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnymeadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnymeadows
- Sunnymeadows is located in Shelby County
- Thornhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
How Far From Shoal Creek 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 Shoal Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shoal Creek and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Shoal Creek to Columbiana, with an average speed<5> 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shoal Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Shoal Creek 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shoal Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shoal Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4323, Longitude: -86.6221 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shoal Creek 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 313.563 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.144 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.243 degrees. |