Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shady Harbor 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 Shady Harbor Shores:
  • 38.042907, -76.566900
  • 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 Harbor 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
  • Since Shady Harbor Shores is near Northumberland County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Harbor Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Harbor 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.

• Acorn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Acorn is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Bull Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bull Neck is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Neck
• Carys Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carys Corner is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Corner
• Grays Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays Corner is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Harryhogan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harryhogan is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harryhogan
• Hyacinth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hyacinth is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyacinth
• Lodge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lodge is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
• Palmtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmtown is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmtown
• Sandy Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Point is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Slash
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Slash is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slash
• Tucker Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill

How Far From Shady Harbor Shores 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 Harbor Shores 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 Harbor Shores and extending to:

• Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Harbor Shores to Montross, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving 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 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'