Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Upper Shell Creek:
  • 36.167622, -82.031508
  • 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 Upper Shell Creek

• 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Since Upper Shell Creek is near Avery County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Avery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Upper Shell Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Shell Creek ...

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.

• Bitter End
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bitter End is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter End
• Cove Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cove Creek is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
• Crabtree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crabtree is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Cranberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranberry is located in Avery County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
• Cranberry Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranberry Gap is located in Avery County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Gap
• Elk Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Elk Park is located in Avery County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Park <1>
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Heaton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Heaton is located in Avery County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Heaton Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
• Shell Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Sugar Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Hollow is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow
• Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Valley is located in Avery County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley

How Far From Upper Shell Creek 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 Upper Shell Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Shell Creek to Elizabethton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'