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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 Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shell Island 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 Island:
- 30.159649, -84.216561
- 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 Island
- 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 Wakulla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wakulla County
- Since Shell Island is near Leon County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Island
Communities Also Named Shell Island ...
We found two communities that are also named Shell Island.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Shell Island.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Shell Island in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Collier County
- This Shell Island is located in Collier County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Shell Island that is located in Wakulla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Shell Island.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- New Hanover County
- This Shell Island is located in New Hanover County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shell Island that is located in Wakulla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Shell Island.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shell Island ...
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.
- Corey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Corey is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Helen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helen is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Ivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivan is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Live Oak Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak Island is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Island
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Panacea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Panacea Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Panacea Park is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea Park
- Plum Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Orchard is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
- Rose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rose is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Shadeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shadeville is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Skipper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skipper is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Wakulla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
How Far From Shell Island to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shell Island and extending to:
- Crawfordville, which is the Seat of Wakulla County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shell Island to Crawfordville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,170 miles [8,320.3 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 from Point A (ie- Shell Island) 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 Island 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 Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1596, Longitude: -84.2166 In this case, the coordinates for Shell Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.95 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.827 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.026 degrees. |
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