Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shady Side, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Side and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shady Side
- 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 Side:
- 38.841515, -76.515871
- 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 Shady Side
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Shady Side is near Queen Anne's County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Shady Side ...
We found five communities that share the name Shady Side.
Within Maryland, the name Shady Side is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Shady Side is located in Sussex County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Side that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Shady Side.
- Indiana
- Porter County
- This Shady Side is located in Porter County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shady Side that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Shady Side.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Shady Side.
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Shady Side [Mercer County].
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Shady Side [Walworth County].
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Side ...
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.
- Bahama View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bahama View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama View
- Bahama View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Chalk Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Point
- Chalk Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Chapel Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Knoll
- Chapel Knoll is located in Anne Arundel County
- Cherry Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Felicity Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felicity Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity Cove
- Felicity Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Galesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Galesville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesville <5>
- Harbor View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Holly Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
- Holly Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Mayo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ponder Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Cove
- Ponder Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Shady Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Shady Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Snug Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
- Spyglass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Swans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Tiffany Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Woods
- Tiffany Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Ponder Cove
How Far From Shady Side to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Side to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Side and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Side to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shady Side. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Side) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8415, Longitude: -76.5159 |
| <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 Shady Side, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Shady Side 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Side to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.587 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.086 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.518 degrees. |