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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 Shavox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shavox 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 Shavox:
- 38.356228, -75.463531
- 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 Shavox
- 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Since Shavox is near Worcester County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Shavox
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shavox ...
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.
- Foggy Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foggy Bottom is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggy Bottom
- Forest Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Glass Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glass Hill is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Hill
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Greenlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Heritage Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Manor is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Manor
- Hideaway Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hideaway Acres is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
- Justice Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Justice Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Heights
- Kathleens Delight
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kathleens Delight is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleens Delight
- Kelly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Middle Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Minksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Minksville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minksville
- Parsonsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Poplar Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Neck is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Neck
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quail Ridge is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rosewood Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood Forest is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Forest
How Far From Shavox 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 Shavox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shavox and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Shavox to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Shavox) 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 Shavox 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 Shavox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3562, Longitude: -75.4635 In this case, the coordinates for Shavox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.008 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.353 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.276 degrees. |
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