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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shelbyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shelbyville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Shelbyville:
- 31.761563, -94.078528
- 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 Shelbyville
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Shelbyville is near San Augustine County and also Sabine Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish
- 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 Shelbyville
Communities Also Named Shelbyville ...
We found seven communities that are also named Shelbyville.
Within Texas, the name Shelbyville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sharp County
- This Shelbyville is located in Sharp County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Shelbyville.
- Illinois
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Indiana
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Kentucky
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This Shelbyville is located in Allegan County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Shelbyville.
- Missouri
- Shelby County
- This Shelbyville is located in Shelby County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the north of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Shelbyville.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Shelbyville is located in Bedford County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shelbyville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Shelbyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shelbyville ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Africa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Brady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Choice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- James is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Jordans Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jordans Store is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Store
- New Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Harmony is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Short
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Short is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
How Far From Shelbyville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shelbyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shelbyville and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shelbyville to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,657 miles [12,322.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shelbyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Shelbyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelbyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7616, Longitude: -94.0785 In this case, the coordinates for Shelbyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.032 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.594 degrees. |
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