Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shamrock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shamrock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shamrock
- 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 Shamrock:
- 37.840659, -82.019571
- 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 Shamrock
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Shamrock is near Mingo County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Shamrock ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Shamrock.
Within West Virginia, the name Shamrock is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 28 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Jasper County
- This Shamrock is located in Jasper County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Shamrock.
- McLean County
- This Shamrock is located in McLean County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the west northwest of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Shamrock.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Shamrock lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Shamrock [Berks County].
- Fayette County
- This Shamrock is located in Fayette County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Shamrock.
- Greene County
- This Shamrock is located in Greene County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the northeast of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Shamrock.
- Northumberland County
- This Shamrock is located in Northumberland County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the northeast of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Shamrock.
- Somerset County
- This Shamrock is located in Somerset County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the northeast of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Shamrock.
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
- This Shamrock lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Shamrock is located in Dallas County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Shamrock.
- Wheeler County
- This Shamrock is located in Wheeler County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the west of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Shamrock.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Grayson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Shamrock [Grayson County].
- Salem City
- This Shamrock is located in Salem City and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Shamrock that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Shamrock.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shamrock ...
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.
- Black Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Logan County
- Crooked Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek is located in Logan County
- Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Dog Patch
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Frogtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hedgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Monitor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Peach Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Ridgeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Trace Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trace Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Junction
- Trace Junction is located in Logan County
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Logan County
How Far From Shamrock 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 Shamrock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shamrock and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Shamrock to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 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 shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shamrock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Shamrock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shamrock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shamrock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shamrock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8407, Longitude: -82.0196 In this case, the coordinates for Shamrock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Shamrock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.904 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.715 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.191 degrees. |