Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shah Valley

• 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 Shah Valley:
  • 39.678722, -75.919109
  • 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 Shah Valley

• 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Since Shah Valley is near Chester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Shah Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shah Valley ...

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.

• Blake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Blake is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Blue Ball Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
• Blueball
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Blueball is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueball
• Boomdecker
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
• Boot Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boot Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boot Hill
• Cedar Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Cherry Wood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Wood is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Wood
• Childs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Childs is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Elk Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elk Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
• Everbreeze
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Everbreeze is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze
• Forest Green Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Green Court is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Court
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxcatcher at Fair Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
  • Glen Hope ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glen Hope is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
  • Highpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Highpoint is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • Lewisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewisville is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Marley Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marley Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
  • Mechanic Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mechanic Valley is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Valley
  • Nellys Corner ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Nellys Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellys Corner
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Ponds Edge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ponds Edge is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Edge
  • Providence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Providence is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Stony Chase Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Chase Court is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Chase Court
  • Union Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Union Valley is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
  • Zion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Zion is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Shah Valley 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 Shah Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Shah Valley to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'