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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 Shoalsview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shoalsview and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Shoalsview:
    • 33.938449, -83.351824
    • 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 Shoalsview
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Shoalsview is near Oconee County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Shoalsview

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shoalsview ...

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.

  • Cedar Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Garden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hunters Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Ivywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • McNutt Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
  • Overlook Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Overlook Lake is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Lake
  • Red Fox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Red Fox is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
  • Rock and Shoals
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
  • Shadow Moss
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Shadow Moss is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Moss
  • Shoal Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Snapfinger
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
    • Stonemill Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tee Pee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • University Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Windfall Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Windfall Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall Heights

How Far From Shoalsview to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shoalsview to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shoalsview and extending to:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Shoalsview to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shoalsview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Shoalsview 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 Shoalsview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9384, Longitude: -83.3518       In this case, the coordinates for Shoalsview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.655 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.014 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.836 degrees.