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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hampton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sheppards ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Heads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Heads
- Double Heads is located in Screven County
- Eureka Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Eureka Springs is located in Screven County
- Farmdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Screven County
- Halcyondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County
- Hunters
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Kildare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Martins Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Martins Landing is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Oliver is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <3>
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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sheppards. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sheppards) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sheppards. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6374, Longitude: -81.5351 In this case, the coordinates for Sheppards have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sheppards 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 310.576 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.589 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.487 degrees. |