Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shanky Branch:
  • 36.527561, -85.498303
  • 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 Shanky Branch

• 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 Shanky Branch is near Overton County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Shanky Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shanky Branch ...

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.

• Baptist Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baptist Ridge is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Ridge
• Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
• Cave Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Fox Springs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fox Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
• Free Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Free Hill is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
• Hicks Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicks Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Ferry
• Hix ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hix is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
• Pea Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Richville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Richville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Timothy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Timothy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
• Turkey Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Turkey Creek is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
• Turkeytown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Turkeytown is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown

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

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

• Celina, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shanky Branch to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'