Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shady Grove Corner:
  • 38.221799, -77.711102
  • 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 Shady Grove Corner

• 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 Spotsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
  • Since Shady Grove Corner is near Orange County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Shady Grove Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Grove Corner ...

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.

• Cookstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cookstown is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookstown
• Gold Dale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Dale is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dale
• Hazel Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazel Grove is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
• Jones
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Lanes Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lanes Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
• Margo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
• Olivers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Olivers Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Corner
• Porters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Porters is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Post Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Screamerville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
• Todds Tavern
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
• Wilderness Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilderness Corner is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Corner

How Far From Shady Grove Corner 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 Shady Grove Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Spotsylvania, which is the Seat of Spotsylvania County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Shady Grove Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'