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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 Shelltown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shelltown 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 Shelltown:
- 32.680331, -117.104475
- 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 Shelltown
- 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Shelltown
Communities Also Named Shelltown ...
We found two communities that are also named Shelltown.
Within California, the name Shelltown is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Shelltown is located in Somerset County and lies 2,344 miles [3,772.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shelltown that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Shelltown.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Shelltown is located in Blair County and lies 2,204 miles [3,547 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shelltown that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Shelltown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shelltown ...
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.
- Bonita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emerald Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Golden Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Hill is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain View is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- National City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paradise Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- South Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Sunny Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Vista
- Tent City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tent City is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
How Far From Shelltown 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 Shelltown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shelltown and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Shelltown to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,626 miles [12,272.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,395 miles [13,510.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Shelltown) 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 Shelltown 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 Shelltown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6803, Longitude: -117.1045 In this case, the coordinates for Shelltown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.091 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.648 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.953 degrees. |
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