Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shirley 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 Shirley Creek:
  • 31.314910, -94.383813
  • 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 Shirley 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 Nacogdoches County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
  • Since Shirley Creek is near Angelina County and also San Augustine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine 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 Shirley Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shirley 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.

• Homer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Homer is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Lacyville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacyville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacyville
• Martin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Martin is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Maxey Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
• Nancy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Nancy is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
• Plainview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainview is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Poe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Poe is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
• Rocky Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
• Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Union Grave
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grave is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grave

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

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

• Nacogdoches, which is the Seat of Nacogdoches County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shirley Creek to Nacogdoches, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'