Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shour 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 Shour Valley:
  • 39.703433, -77.090816
  • 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 Shour 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Shour Valley is near Adams County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Shour Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shour 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.

• Cherrytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherrytown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytown
• Eleven Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Eleven Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Meadows
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hidden Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
• Hoot'N Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hoot'N Hollow is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot'N Hollow
• Kingsdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
• Littlestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <1>
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Piney Creek ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Piney Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
• Pipe Creek Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pipe Creek Mill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek Mill
• Silver Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
• Silver Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Run is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
• Wolfs Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolfs Mill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shour Valley and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shour Valley to Westminster, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'