Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Peaceful Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peaceful Shores and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Peaceful Shores

• 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 Peaceful Shores:
  • 37.511244, -75.949100
  • 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 Peaceful Shores

• 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Since Peaceful Shores is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Peaceful Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peaceful Shores ...

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.

• Bridgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Clearview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clearview is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Franktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Franktown is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franktown <1>
• Hare Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hare Valley is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Valley
• Hideaway Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hideaway Cove is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Cove
• Jamesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Old Neck Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Neck Landing is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Neck Landing
• Peaceful Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peaceful Beach is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Beach
• Pleasant Cove Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
• Silver Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Silver Beach is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach

How Far From Peaceful Shores to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peaceful Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Peaceful Shores and extending to:

• Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Peaceful Shores to Eastville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'