Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shelton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shelton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shelton
- 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 Shelton:
- 37.568655, -87.796128
- 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 Shelton
- 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Since Shelton is near Union County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Henderson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Shelton ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Shelton.
Within Kentucky, the name Shelton is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Nelson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Shelton [Nelson County].
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Shelton [Virginia Beach City].
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shelton ...
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.
- Arnold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Boxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
- Free Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Givens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hearin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Little Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion
- Little Zion is located in Webster County
- Pride
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rock Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rock Spring is located in Webster County
How Far From Shelton 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 Shelton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shelton and extending to:
- Dixon, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Shelton to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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- Shelton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5687, Longitude: -87.7961 In this case, the coordinates for Shelton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Shelton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Shelton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.483 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.779 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.795 degrees. |