Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shewbird, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shewbird and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shewbird

• 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 Shewbird:
  • 35.008422, -83.833231
  • 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 Shewbird

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Shewbird is near Towns County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Towns County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Shewbird

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shewbird ...

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.

• Brasstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brasstown is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasstown <1>
• Cedar Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Ebenezer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Union County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Elf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elf is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
• Fires Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fires Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fires Creek
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Gumlog
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gumlog is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
• Hunt ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunt is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
• Mission
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
• Pine Log Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
• Pinelog
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pinelog is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinelog
• Sunnyside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Trackrock ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Trackrock is located in Union County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock
• Young Harris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Young Harris is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <1>

How Far From Shewbird 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 Shewbird to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shewbird and extending to:

• Hayesville, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 297 miles [478 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shewbird to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'