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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Shirley Place

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)
  • Bakerstown is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerstown
• Crescent City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent City is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <1>
• Crescent City Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
• Deadman Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Deadman Landing is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Landing
• Deanville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Deanville is located in Flagler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
• Fruitland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Johns Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Johns Ferry is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Ferry
• New Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Run is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Run
• Shell Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shell Bluff is located in Flagler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff

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<2> beginning in Shirley Place and extending to:

• Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shirley Place to Palatka, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'