Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Shannon Hills Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shannon Hills Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shannon Hills Estates

• 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 Shannon Hills Estates:
  • 37.876809, -78.048332
  • 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 Shannon Hills Estates

• 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
  • Since Shannon Hills Estates is near Louisa County and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 Shannon Hills Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannon Hills Estates ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Chimney Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chimney Springs is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
• Cranks ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranks is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
• Deep Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Deep Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Ferncliff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferncliff is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
• Georges Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Georges Landing is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Landing
• Kents Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
• Mallory ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mallory is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
• Orchid
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Orchid is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
• Quail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Quail is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
• Stage Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
• Trice ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Trice is located in Fluvanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trice
• Yanceyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Yanceyville is located in Louisa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville

How Far From Shannon Hills Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shannon Hills Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shannon Hills Estates and extending to:

• Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shannon Hills Estates to Goochland, 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 five to six hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'