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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shenandoah Retreat, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shenandoah Retreat and the surrounding area.
- 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 Retreat:
- 39.134272, -77.864995
- 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 Retreat
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Shenandoah Retreat is near Loudoun County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Shenandoah Retreat
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shenandoah Retreat ...
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.
- Castlemans Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Castlemans Ferry is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlemans Ferry
- Frogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Horse Shoe Curve
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Horse Shoe Curve is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Curve
- Howardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howardsville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Littletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Littletown is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Lockes Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Landing
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Murphys Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- River Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- River Park is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rockcroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockcroft is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcroft
- Round Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spout Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spout Run is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Run
- Sunny Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Ridge is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Ridge
- Top Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Top Hill is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top Hill
- Treadwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Treadwell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
- Willow Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
How Far From Shenandoah Retreat to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Retreat to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shenandoah Retreat and extending to:
- Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Shenandoah Retreat 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shenandoah Retreat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Shenandoah Retreat to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shenandoah Retreat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1343, Longitude: -77.8650 In this case, the coordinates for Shenandoah Retreat have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.366 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.017 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.974 degrees. |
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