Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shirley Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shirley Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shirley Place
- 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 Shirley Place:
- 29.398586, -81.490072
- 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 Shirley Place
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Shirley Place is near Volusia County and also Flagler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Volusia County
- eBird sighting report for Flagler 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shirley Place ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerstown
- Bakerstown is located in Volusia County
- Crescent City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
- Crescent City is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <2>
- Crescent City Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
- Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
- Deadman Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadman Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Landing
- Deadman Landing is located in Volusia County
- Deanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Fruitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
- Johns Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Ferry
- Johns Ferry is located in Putnam County
- New Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Shell Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Shell Bluff is located in Flagler County
How Far From Shirley Place 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 Shirley Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Shirley Place and extending to:
- Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shirley Place to Palatka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 181 miles [291.3 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 703 miles [1,131.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shirley Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shirley Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shirley Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3986, Longitude: -81.4901 In this case, the coordinates for Shirley Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shirley Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.412 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.945 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.265 degrees. |