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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shannon Hills 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 Hills:
    • 36.015136, -79.821976
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
    • Since Shannon Hills is near Randolph County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Hills

Communities Also Named Shannon Hills ...

We found four communities that are also named Shannon Hills.

Within North Carolina, the name Shannon Hills is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This Shannon Hills is located in Saline County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the west of the Shannon Hills that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Shannon Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Shannon Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west of the Shannon Hills that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Shannon Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Henry County
      • This Shannon Hills is located in Henry County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north of the Shannon Hills that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Shannon Hills.
      • Louisa County
      • This Shannon Hills is located in Louisa County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the northeast of the Shannon Hills that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Shannon Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannon Hills ...

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.

  • Fisher Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
  • Green Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Tree is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Greenfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenhaven is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • Hilltop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hilltop is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hunter Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
  • Lake Daniel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
  • Lincoln Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pennydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pennydale is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
  • Random Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Random Woods is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
  • Rocky Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rocky Knoll is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rolling Roads
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sunset Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Terra Cotta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta

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

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

  • Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Shannon Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 250 miles [402.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Shannon Hills) 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0151, Longitude: -79.8220       In this case, the coordinates for Shannon Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.627 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.986 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.86 degrees.