Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Park:
  • 32.024100, -81.079279
  • 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 Park

• 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
  • Since Shirley Park is near Jasper County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shirley Park ...

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.

• Bona Bella
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
• Cresthill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cresthill is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
• Fleetwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fleetwood is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
• Gordonston
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gordonston is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Grove Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Groveland
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Groveland is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
• Isle of Armstrong
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
• Magnolia Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
• Sackville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sackville is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
• Sunset Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sunset Park is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
• Thunderbolt
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Thunderbolt is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbolt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thunderbolt <1>
• Victory Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Victory Heights is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

How Far From Shirley Park 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 Shirley Park 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 Park and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Shirley Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'