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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 Shadyside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadyside and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Shadyside:
    • 37.397914, -75.912153
    • 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 Shadyside
  • 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
    • Since Shadyside is near Accomack County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 Shadyside

Communities Also Named Shadyside ...

We found eight communities that are also named Shadyside.

Within Virginia, the name Shadyside is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Shadyside is located in Jefferson County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shadyside that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Shadyside.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Shadyside is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shadyside that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Shadyside.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • This Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shadyside that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Shadyside.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Shadyside [Saint Louis County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Shadyside is located in Belmont County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shadyside that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Shadyside.
      • Columbiana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Shadyside [Columbiana County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Shadyside is located in Allegheny County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shadyside that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Shadyside.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton County
      • This Shadyside is located in Braxton County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shadyside that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Shadyside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadyside ...

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.

  • Birdsnest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Harbour Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbour Point is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Point
  • James Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • James Crossroads is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Crossroads
  • Little Johnsontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Johnsontown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Johnsontown
  • Marionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marionville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Martins Siding
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Martins Siding is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Siding
  • Reedtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Reedtown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
  • Solitude Trails
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Solitude Trails is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude Trails
  • Stumptown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stumptown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadyside and extending to:

  • Eastville, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shadyside to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shadyside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Shadyside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Shadyside 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 Shadyside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3979, Longitude: -75.9122       In this case, the coordinates for Shadyside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.33 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.571 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.831 degrees.