Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shofner:
  • 36.402841, -88.981175
  • 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 Shofner

• 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 Obion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
  • Since Shofner is near Weakley County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Shofner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shofner ...

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.

• Chambers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chambers is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Crockett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crockett is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Harris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Highland is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Jordan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Martin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin is located in Weakley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
• Pierce Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierce Station is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sunnyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Union City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union City is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
• Woodland Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shofner and extending to:

• Union City, which is the Seat of Obion County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shofner to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'