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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 Shellman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shellman 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 Shellman:
- 34.127042, -84.886608
- 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 Shellman
- 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
- Since Shellman is near Paulding County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Shellman
Communities Also Named Shellman ...
We found one communities that are also named Shellman.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Shellman.
Beyond Georgia.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Randolph County
- This Shellman is located in Randolph County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south of the Shellman that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Shellman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shellman ...
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.
- Cartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ford is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Indian Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Valley is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Iron Stab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Stab is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Stab
- Jones Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Heights is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Heights
- Ladds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ladds is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
- Mission Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Hills is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Rodgers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Shallwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shallwood is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallwood
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Shellman 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 Shellman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Shellman once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shellman and extending to:
- Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Shellman to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shellman) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shellman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Shellman 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 Shellman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1270, Longitude: -84.8866 In this case, the coordinates for Shellman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.564 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.088 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.393 degrees. |
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