Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shenandoah Hills:
  • 39.184826, -78.118333
  • 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 Shenandoah Hills

• 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 Shenandoah Hills is near Clarke County and also Winchester City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester 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 Shenandoah Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shenandoah Hills ...

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.

• Bufflick Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bufflick Heights is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflick Heights
• Burnt Factory
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• College Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Heritage Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Jordan Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
• Leetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leetown is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
• Rock Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rock Hall is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
• Rocky Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Rolling Fields
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rolling Fields is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Stonewall Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
• Sunnyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Shenandoah Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'