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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shelbyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shelbyville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Shelbyville:
- 35.488780, -86.457243
- 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 Shelbyville
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Shelbyville is near Moore County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Shelbyville
Communities Also Named Shelbyville ...
We found seven communities that are also named Shelbyville.
Within Tennessee, the name Shelbyville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sharp County
- This Shelbyville is located in Sharp County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the west of the Shelbyville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Shelbyville.
- Illinois
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shelbyville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Indiana
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north of the Shelbyville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Kentucky
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shelbyville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Shelbyville is located in Allegan County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the north of the Shelbyville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Shelbyville.
- Missouri
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shelbyville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Texas
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shelbyville that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shelbyville ...
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 Buckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bottle Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bottle Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottle Hollow
- Cow Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cow Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Ford
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Halls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
- Hilltop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hix Mill Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hix Mill Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Mill Ford
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Temple Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Temple Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Ford
- Union Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Ridge is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Wheel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
- Willow Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Shelbyville 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 city such as Shelbyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shelbyville and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Shelbyville to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 568 miles [914.1 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 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shelbyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Shelbyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelbyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4888, Longitude: -86.4572 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.569 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.437 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.712 degrees. |
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