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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 Shrewsbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury:
- 39.768436, -76.678304
- 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 Shrewsbury
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Shrewsbury is near Baltimore County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Shrewsbury
Communities Also Named Shrewsbury ...
We found ten communities that are also named Shrewsbury.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Shrewsbury is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Grayson County
- This Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shrewsbury that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Shrewsbury.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- This Shrewsbury is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shrewsbury that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Shrewsbury.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shrewsbury that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Shrewsbury.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Shrewsbury is located in Saint Louis County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west of the Shrewsbury that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Shrewsbury.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shrewsbury that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Shrewsbury.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Shrewsbury.
- Ontario
- This Shrewsbury lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shrewsbury that is located in York County.
- Quebec
- This Shrewsbury lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shrewsbury that is located in York County.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shrewsbury that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Shrewsbury.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shrewsbury that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Shrewsbury.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shrewsbury ...
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.
- Beetree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beetree is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Fiscal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fiscal is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeland Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
- Gores Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
- Green Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Harris Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
- Pierceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pierceville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Railroad
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sticks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sticks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
- Sunset View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset View is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Valley Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
- Walkers Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
- Windtree Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley
- Winterstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
How Far From Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shrewsbury and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Shrewsbury to York, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shrewsbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shrewsbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7684, Longitude: -76.6783 In this case, the coordinates for Shrewsbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.617 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.264 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.219 degrees. |
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