Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shacklett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shacklett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shacklett
- 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 Shacklett:
- 36.124781, -87.098061
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Shacklett
- 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 Cheatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
- Since Shacklett is near Dickson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- eBird sighting report for Davidson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shacklett ...
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.
- Bell Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Claylick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Craggie Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craggie Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craggie Hope
- Craggie Hope is located in Cheatham County
- Frog Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Griffintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffintown
- Griffintown is located in Cheatham County
- Hallview Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallview Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallview Meadows
- Hallview Meadows is located in Williamson County
- Kenny Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenny Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny Brook
- Kenny Brook is located in Williamson County
- Knights Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
- Knights Ferry is located in Cheatham County
- Lake Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Marrowbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marrowbone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Mound Bottom ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bottom
- Mound Bottom is located in Cheatham County
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- Nosegay ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Oak Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Pond Creek Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Creek Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Ferry
- Pond Creek Ferry is located in Cheatham County
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Cheatham County
- Nosegay ‑ Historic
How Far From Shacklett 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 Shacklett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Shacklett and extending to:
- Ashland City, which is the Seat of Cheatham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Shacklett to Ashland City, with an average speed<4> 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 18 miles [29 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shacklett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cheatham County: www.cheathamcounty.net/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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- Shacklett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shacklett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1248, Longitude: -87.0981 In this case, the coordinates for Shacklett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shacklett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.991 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.012 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.834 degrees. |