Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sheybogan:
  • 35.753125, -86.053601
  • 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 Sheybogan

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheybogan ...

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.

• Bluewing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
• Coldwater ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Coldwater is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Jimtown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jimtown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Mooretown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mooretown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Red Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Rocky Point ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Point is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Sunny Slope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Slope is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
• Wildwood Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood Mill is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Mill

How Far From Sheybogan to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sheybogan to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Sheybogan to Nashville, with an average speed<2> 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 540 miles [869 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 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'