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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 Sherwood Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherwood Shores 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 Sherwood Shores:
- 36.930055, -88.220031
- 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 Sherwood Shores
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Sherwood Shores is near Livingston County and also Lyon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon 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 Sherwood Shores
Communities Also Named Sherwood Shores ...
We found four communities that are also named Sherwood Shores.
Within Kentucky, the name Sherwood Shores is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Sherwood Shores is located in Talladega County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sherwood Shores that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Sherwood Shores.
- Texas
- Bell County
- Although located in Bell County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Sherwood Shores.
- Burnet County
- This Sherwood Shores is located in Burnet County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sherwood Shores that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnet County community of Sherwood Shores.
- Grayson County
- This Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the west southwest of the Sherwood Shores that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Sherwood Shores.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood Shores ...
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.
- Dogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gilbertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Rivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Little Bear Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Bear Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bear Creek
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Scale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Sherwood Shores 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 Sherwood Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherwood Shores and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sherwood Shores to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 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- Sherwood Shores) 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 Sherwood Shores 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 Sherwood Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9301, Longitude: -88.2200 In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.728 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.973 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.136 degrees. |
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