Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shacklefords:
  • 37.551533, -76.732182
  • 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 Shacklefords

• 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 King and Queen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
  • Since Shacklefords is near King William County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Shacklefords

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shacklefords ...

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.

• Coldwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coldwater is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Holly Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Forks is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Forks
• Little Plymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plymouth
• Mascot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mascot is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
• Owl Trap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Owl Trap is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Trap
• Plain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
• Plum Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
• Romancoke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Romancoke is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
• Shanghai
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shanghai is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Snow Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Snow Hill is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shacklefords and extending to:

• King and Queen Court House, which is the Seat of King and Queen County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shacklefords to King and Queen Court House, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west (W). 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'