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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shady Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Lane and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lane:
- 37.714585, -79.022526
- 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 Lane
- 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since Shady Lane is near Amherst County and also Augusta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta 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 Lane
Communities Also Named Shady Lane ...
We found four communities that are also named Shady Lane.
Within Virginia, the name Shady Lane is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Shady Lane is located in Madison County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shady Lane that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Shady Lane.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Shady Lane is located in Kent County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shady Lane that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Shady Lane.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Shady Lane is located in Hall County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shady Lane that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Shady Lane.
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Shady Lane is located in Clay County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shady Lane that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Shady Lane.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Lane ...
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.
- Fancy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Freshwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freshwater is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
- Kingswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingswood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Lanes Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanes Ford is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Ford
- Monitor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Piney River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Piney River is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River
- Poplar Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Flats is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Flats
- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roses Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roses Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Mill
How Far From Shady Lane 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 Shady Lane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Lane and extending to:
- Lovingston, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shady Lane to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shady Lane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Shady Lane to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7146, Longitude: -79.0225 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.118 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.974 degrees. |
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