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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 Shannon Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shannon Forest and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Shannon Forest:
    • 36.392915, -79.682531
    • 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 Shannon Forest
  • 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Since Shannon Forest is near Caswell County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 Shannon Forest

Communities Also Named Shannon Forest ...

We found three communities that are also named Shannon Forest.

Within North Carolina, the name Shannon Forest is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Shannon Forest is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shannon Forest that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Shannon Forest.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Shannon Forest is located in Spartanburg County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shannon Forest that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Shannon Forest.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Shannon Forest is located in Harris County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shannon Forest that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Shannon Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannon Forest ...

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.

  • Bearslide
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
  • Cedar Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • College Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • College Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
  • Dan River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dan River is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
  • Forestdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Happy Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Happy Home is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home
  • Piney Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Fork is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
  • Sandy Cross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Cross is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
  • Village Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
  • Woodland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodland Park is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Shannon Forest 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 Shannon Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shannon Forest and extending to:

  • Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the West.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Shannon Forest to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 4 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 225 miles [362.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shannon Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Shannon Forest 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 Shannon Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3929, Longitude: -79.6825       In this case, the coordinates for Shannon Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.539 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.942 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.684 degrees.