Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shangrala:
  • 35.963400, -85.084682
  • 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 Shangrala

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Shangrala is near White County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Shangrala

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shangrala ...

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.

• Camelot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Camelot is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Claysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Claysville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Crossville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <1>
• Fairyland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairyland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairyland
• Foxfire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Hide-A-Way Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hide-A-Way Hills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Howard Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
• Livesay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Livesay is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay
• Meadowview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Meadowview is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Volunteer Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shangrala to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'