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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Shookville
- 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 Catoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
- Since Shookville is near Whitfield County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Shookville
Communities Also Named Shookville ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Keith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Love Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Poplar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Scenic Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Stone Church
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stone Church is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Sugartown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sugartown is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Summit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
- Tunnel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Shookville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Northwest.
- 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.714 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.283 degrees. |
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