Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Shadowwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadowwood Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shadowwood Park
- 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 Shadowwood Park:
- 36.639582, -79.402246
- 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 Shadowwood Park
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadowwood Park ...
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.
- Beaver Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Danville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
- Dundee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lumpkin Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumpkin Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Forest
- Lumpkin Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Major Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Major Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Court
- Major Court is located in Danville City
- Mount Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- New Design
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Design have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Design
- New Design is located in Danville City
- Olde Hunting Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
- Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
- Pine Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Danville City
- Pleasant Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Sandy Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Shores
- Sandy Shores is located in Danville City
- Virginia Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Virginia Hills is located in Danville City
- Woodlake Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
- Woodlake Park is located in Pittsylvania County
How Far From Shadowwood Park 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 Shadowwood Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Shadowwood Park and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Shadowwood Park to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shadowwood Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shadowwood Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shadowwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6396, Longitude: -79.4022 In this case, the coordinates for Shadowwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Shadowwood Park 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 309.371 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.787 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.491 degrees. |