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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 Shookville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shookville 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 Shookville:
    • 34.911744, -85.086339
    • 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 Shookville
  • 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 Shookville ...

We found one communities that share the name Shookville.

Within Georgia, the name Shookville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Macon County
      • This Shookville is located in Macon County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east of the Shookville that is located in Catoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Shookville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shookville ...

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.

  • Ellie Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellie Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
    • Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
  • Graysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Catoosa County
  • Indian Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Keith
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
    • Keith is located in Catoosa County
  • Love Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
    • Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Catoosa County
  • Poplar Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Scenic Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
    • Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
  • Stone Church
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Stone Church is located in Catoosa County
  • Sugartown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
    • Sugartown is located in Catoosa County
  • Summit Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
    • Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County
  • Tunnel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Shookville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shookville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Catoosa County: www.catoosa.com/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shookville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shookville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9117, Longitude: -85.0863       In this case, the coordinates for Shookville 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 Shookville 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 312.714 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.372 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.283 degrees.









 

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