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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 Shepherds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shepherds 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 Shepherds:
- 35.635328, -80.828002
- 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 Shepherds
- 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
- Since Shepherds is near Rowan County and also Catawba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba 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 Shepherds
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shepherds ...
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.
- Bear Poplar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cornelius
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glenn Echo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenn Echo is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Echo
- Green Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Hickory Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Kyles Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
- Long Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Mayhew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Ourdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ourdell is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourdell
- River View ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Troutman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Stream
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Stream is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
How Far From Shepherds to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shepherds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shepherds and extending to:
- Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shepherds to Statesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shepherds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shepherds 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 Shepherds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6353, Longitude: -80.8280 In this case, the coordinates for Shepherds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.213 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.602 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.376 degrees. |
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