Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shelor Acres:
  • 37.210130, -80.389216
  • 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 Shelor Acres

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Shelor Acres is near Giles County and also Radford City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Radford City

• 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 Shelor Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shelor Acres ...

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.

• Airport Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
• Cedar Orchard
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
• Clover Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Farmview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Farmview is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
• Hunters Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Knob Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Meadow Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
• Mission Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mission Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Mountain View Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Park
• Murphy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Murphy is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Orchard View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Patrick Henry Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
  • Pheasant Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Pilgrims Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pilgrims Pointe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Pointe
  • Rainbow Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
  • Ramble Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
  • Silver Leaf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
  • Stonegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Sundance Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
  • Sundance Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
  • University Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • University Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
  • Yellow Sulphur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Yellow Sulphur is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur
  • Yellow Sulphur Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Yellow Sulphur Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur Springs

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

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

• Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shelor Acres to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'