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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 Shelleys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shelleys 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 Shelleys:
- 36.637047, -82.338197
- 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 Shelleys
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Shelleys is near Washington County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Shelleys
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shelleys ...
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.
- Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Deans Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deans Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Store
- Hill Country
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Country is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
- Hobbs Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Ford
- Jett Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jett Ford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ford
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
- Lime Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lime Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Hill
- Maces Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Malcolm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Maple Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Martin Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Martin Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ford
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rock Hill Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
- Silica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silica is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Sunny Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
- Three Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Three Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Wolfrun ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfrun is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfrun
How Far From Shelleys to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shelleys to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shelleys and extending to:
- Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Shelleys to Gate City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shelleys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Shelleys 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 Shelleys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6370, Longitude: -82.3382 In this case, the coordinates for Shelleys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.102 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.689 degrees. |
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