Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shottsville:
  • 34.260934, -88.127262
  • 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 Shottsville

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Shottsville is near Itawamba County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Shottsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shottsville ...

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.

• Bounds Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
• Clay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
• Golden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Golden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <1>
• Halltown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Halltown is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
• Jim Williams Ford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jim Williams Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Williams Ford
• Jordans Mill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordans Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Mill
• Pigeye
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pigeye is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeye
• Piney Bend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Bend is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bend
• Pleasant Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Red Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Bay is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <1>
• Seven Pines
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Seven Pines is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines

How Far From Shottsville 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 Shottsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hamilton, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shottsville to Hamilton, 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,161 miles [8,305.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'