Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shawnee Land

• 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 Shawnee Land:
  • 39.191493, -78.345561
  • 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 Shawnee Land

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Shawnee Land is near Hampshire County and also Shenandoah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah 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 Shawnee Land

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawnee Land ...

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.

• Bloom ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
• Chambersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
• Fawcett Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
• Gore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gore is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <1>
• Hayfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
• High View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • High View is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High View
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High View <1>
• Hunters Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hunters Valley is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Valley
• Indian Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
• Indian Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mount Williams
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mount Williams is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
• Mountain Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shawnee Land and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Shawnee Land to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'