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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 Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shannon Woods 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 Shannon Woods:
- 36.014858, -79.806420
- 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 Woods
- 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 Woods 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 Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannon Woods ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenhaven is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 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
(3 miles [4.8 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 north)
- Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pennydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennydale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
- Pleasant Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rocky Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocky Knoll is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll
- Rolling Roads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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 Woods 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 Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shannon Woods and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Shannon Woods to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shannon Woods) 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 Shannon Woods 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 Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0149, Longitude: -79.8064 In this case, the coordinates for Shannon Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.618 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.976 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.854 degrees. |
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