Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shannondale 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 Shannondale Estates:
  • 37.696810, -77.349702
  • 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 Shannondale 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Since Shannondale Estates is near King William County and also Henrico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Shannondale Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannondale 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.

• Ashcake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ashcake is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
• Buckeye
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Buckeye is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Crosses Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crosses Corner is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses Corner
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Greenway
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenway is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Hilly Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hilly Farms is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilly Farms
• Lincoln Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Mimosa Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mimosa Hills is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Hills
• Patrick Henry Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Patrick Henry Heights is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Heights
• Peaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peaks is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
• Pebblebrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pebblebrook is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
• Robin Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Robin Ridge is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
• Twin Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Shannondale Estates 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 Shannondale 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 Shannondale Estates and extending to:

• Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Shannondale Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,541 miles [7,308 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'