Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shellsford:
  • 35.673101, -85.711765
  • 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 Shellsford

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Shellsford is near Van Buren County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Shellsford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shellsford ...

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.

• Bethany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bethany is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Campaign
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Campaign is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Campaign
  • From Shellsford to Campaign
• Goodbars
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodbars is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
• Greens Crossroad
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greens Crossroad is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroad
• Groves ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Groves is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
• Harmony
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Isleford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Isleford is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleford
• Jessie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jessie is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
• Riverview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shady Rest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Rest is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
• Smartt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Smartt is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
• Steppsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Steppsville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
• Union
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Shellsford to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'