Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sheppards, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sheppards and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sheppards

• 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 Sheppards:
  • 32.637394, -81.535107
  • 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 Sheppards

• 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 Screven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Screven County
  • Since Sheppards is near Hampton County and also Effingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham 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 Sheppards

Communities Also Named Sheppards ...

We found one communities that are also named Sheppards.

Within Georgia, the name Sheppards is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Sheppards in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Buckingham County
    • This Sheppards is located in Buckingham County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sheppards that is located in Screven County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Sheppards.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheppards ...

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.

• Double Heads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Double Heads is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Heads
• Eureka Springs ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka Springs is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
• Farmdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmdale is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Green Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hill is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Halcyondale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Halcyondale is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
• Hunters
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hunters is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
• Kildare
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kildare is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
• Martins Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Martins Landing is located in Hampton County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
• Oliver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oliver is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <2>

How Far From Sheppards 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 Sheppards to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sheppards and extending to:

• Sylvania, which is the Seat of Screven County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sheppards to Sylvania, 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 182 miles [292.9 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'