Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shirleyton:
  • 35.236740, -85.495243
  • 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 Shirleyton

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Shirleyton is near Sequatchie County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Shirleyton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shirleyton ...

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.

• Cartwright
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
• Cedar Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Center Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lone Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lone Oak is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Mountain ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
• Red Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Suck Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Suck Creek is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek
• Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

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

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shirleyton to Jasper, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'