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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 Shelbyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shelbyville 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 Shelbyville:
- 39.531789, -85.774950
- 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 Shelbyville
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Shelbyville is near Rush County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rush County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Shelbyville
Communities Also Named Shelbyville ...
We found seven communities that are also named Shelbyville.
Within Indiana, the name Shelbyville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sharp County
- This Shelbyville is located in Sharp County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Shelbyville.
- Illinois
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Kentucky
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Shelbyville is located in Allegan County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Shelbyville.
- Missouri
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Shelbyville is located in Bedford County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the south of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Shelbyville.
- Texas
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shelbyville ...
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.
- Boggstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clover Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Green Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Knighthood Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knighthood Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Grove
- Knighthood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Lewis Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- London Heights is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Heights
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pleasure Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasure Valley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
- Rays Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Rolling Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Sleepy Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sugar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
How Far From Shelbyville 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 city such as Shelbyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shelbyville and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Shelbyville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Shelbyville) 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 Shelbyville 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 Shelbyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5318, Longitude: -85.7750 In this case, the coordinates for Shelbyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.231 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.621 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.355 degrees. |
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