Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shackle Island:
  • 36.370604, -86.616662
  • 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 Shackle Island

• 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Since Shackle Island is near Davidson County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Shackle Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shackle Island ...

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.

• Cedarbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• High Chaparral
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • High Chaparral is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Chaparral
• Meadowvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
• Rockland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockland is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Rosewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosewood is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Scottish Highlands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
• Station Camp ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Station Camp is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
• Twin Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Valley is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
• Two Chestnut
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shackle Island and extending to:

• Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Shackle Island to Gallatin, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'