Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shooks:
  • 35.913678, -83.828587
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Shooks

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Shooks is near Hamilton County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • eBird sighting report for Blount 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:
  • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Shooks ...

We found one communities that share the name Shooks.

Within Tennessee, the name Shooks is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Shooks in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Minnesota
    • Beltrami County
    • This Shooks is located in Beltrami County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shooks that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beltrami County community of Shooks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shooks ...

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.

• Bonny Kate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
  • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
• Colonial Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
• Forks of the River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
  • Forks of the River is located in Knox County
• Grandview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Knox County
• High Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
  • High Bluff is located in Knox County
• Huskey Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huskey Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
  • Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
• Island Home
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
  • Island Home is located in Knox County
• Marbledale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marbledale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
  • Marbledale is located in Knox County
• Mule Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mule Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Hollow
  • Mule Hollow is located in Knox County
• Shooks Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shooks Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
  • Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
• Stock Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Creek
  • Stock Creek is located in Knox County
• Valley Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
  • Valley Grove is located in Knox County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shooks and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shooks to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shooks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/