Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shawanee:
  • 36.580703, -83.63865
  • 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 Shawanee

• 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Since Shawanee is near Bell County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Shawanee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawanee ...

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.

• Arthur
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Arthur is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Cave Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Combs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Combs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Duo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Duo is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
• Forge Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forge Ridge is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Ridge
• Little Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
• Poplar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Premier
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Premier
  • From Shawanee to Premier
• River View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • River View is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Stony Fork Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stony Fork Junction
  • From Shawanee to Stony Fork Junction
• Town Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
• Yellow Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yellow Creek
  • From Shawanee to Yellow Creek

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

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

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shawanee to Tazewell, 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'