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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 Shookville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shookville 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 Shookville:
- 35.146206, -83.222649
- 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 Shookville
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Shookville is near Jackson County and also Rabun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rabun 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 Shookville
Communities Also Named Shookville ...
We found one communities that are also named Shookville.
Within North Carolina, the name Shookville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Shookville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Catoosa County
- This Shookville is located in Catoosa County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west of the Shookville that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Shookville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shookville ...
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.
- Blossomtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blossomtown is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossomtown
- Cashiers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Fallcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Place is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Place
- Lickskillet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Pumpkintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkintown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
- Scaly Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Speedwell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Tumblerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tumblerville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumblerville
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Shookville 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 Shookville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shookville and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shookville to Franklin, 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 261 miles [420 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shookville) 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 Shookville 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 Shookville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1462, Longitude: -83.2226 In this case, the coordinates for Shookville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.136 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.469 degrees. |
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