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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 Shady Bower, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Bower 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 Shady Bower:
- 39.658984, -77.896942
- 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 Shady Bower
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Shady Bower is near Berkeley County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Shady Bower
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Bower ...
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.
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Clear Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dry Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Four Locks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Green Spring Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Greenspring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
- Gristmill Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gristmill Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Hill
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Lemons Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lemons Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Ferry
- Lights Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
- Little Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Martins Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Two Locks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Two Locks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Locks
How Far From Shady Bower 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 Shady Bower to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shady Bower and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Bower to Hagerstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Bower) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shady Bower 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 Shady Bower. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6590, Longitude: -77.8969 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Bower have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.353 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.789 degrees. |
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