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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 Shell Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shell Bluff 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 Shell Bluff:
- 29.506639, -81.492574
- 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 Shell Bluff
- 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 Flagler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Flagler County
- Since Shell Bluff is near Putnam County and also Volusia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia 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 Shell Bluff
Communities Also Named Shell Bluff ...
We found one communities that are also named Shell Bluff.
Within Florida, the name Shell Bluff is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Shell Bluff in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Burke County
- This Shell Bluff is located in Burke County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north of the Shell Bluff that is located in Flagler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Shell Bluff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shell Bluff ...
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.
- Bakerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bakerstown is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerstown
- Buffalo Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
- Crescent City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crescent City Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dinner Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dinner Island is located in Flagler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinner Island
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gopher Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gopher Ridge is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gopher Ridge
- Job Wiggins Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Job Wiggins Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Wiggins Grant
- John Broward Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- John Broward Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
- Johns Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Ferry is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Ferry
- New Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Run is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Run
How Far From Shell Bluff 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 Shell Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shell Bluff and extending to:
- Bunnell, which is the Seat of Flagler County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shell Bluff to Bunnell, 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 four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shell Bluff) 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 Shell Bluff 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 Shell Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5066, Longitude: -81.4926 In this case, the coordinates for Shell Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.42 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.968 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.241 degrees. |
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