Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shenandoah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shenandoah and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shenandoah
- 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 Shenandoah:
- 30.183929, -95.454665
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Shenandoah
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Shenandoah is near Harris County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- eBird sighting report for Liberty 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Shenandoah ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Shenandoah.
Within Texas, the name Shenandoah is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Shenandoah is located in Arapahoe County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Shenandoah.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Shenandoah is located in New Castle County and lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Shenandoah.
- Florida
- Miami-Dade County
- This Shenandoah is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Shenandoah.
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- This Shenandoah is located in Columbia County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Shenandoah.
- Coweta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Shenandoah [Coweta County].
- DeKalb County
- This Shenandoah is located in DeKalb County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Shenandoah.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Shenandoah is located in Will County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Shenandoah.
- Iowa
- Page County
- This Shenandoah is located in Page County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the north of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Shenandoah.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the east of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Shenandoah.
- Ouachita Parish
- This Shenandoah is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Shenandoah.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County and lies 1,437 miles [2,312.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Shenandoah.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Shenandoah is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Shenandoah.
- Ohio
- Richland County
- This Shenandoah is located in Richland County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Shenandoah.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Shenandoah.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Shenandoah is located in Bradley County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Shenandoah.
- Virginia
- Hopewell City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Shenandoah [Hopewell City].
- Montgomery County
- This Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Shenandoah.
- Page County
- This Shenandoah is located in Page County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km] to the northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Shenandoah.
- Prince William County
- This Shenandoah is located in Prince William County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km] to the northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Shenandoah.
- Stafford County
- This Shenandoah is located in Stafford County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km] to the northeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Shenandoah.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shenandoah ...
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.
- Cypresswood Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypresswood Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
- Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Five Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Londonderry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Harris County
- Oklahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring
- Spring is located in Harris County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring <4>
- Willow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Willow Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Forest
- Willow Forest is located in Harris County
How Far From Shenandoah 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 city such as Shenandoah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shenandoah and extending to:
- Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shenandoah to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,791 miles [12,538.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shenandoah: www.ci.shenandoah.tx.us/
The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Shenandoah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shenandoah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1839, Longitude: -95.4547 In this case, the coordinates for Shenandoah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Shenandoah could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Shenandoah to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.707 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.704 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.352 degrees. |