Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 River Lakes:
  • 38.972332, -78.281947
  • 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 River Lakes

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shenandoah River Lakes ...

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.

• Cedarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedarville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Deer Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Haven is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
• Front Royal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <1>
• Front Royal Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
• Hill and Dale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
• Meadow Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
• Merrymount
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrymount is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
• Mineral Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Reliance
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Reliance is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
• River View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • River View is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Royal Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal Village is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
• Tulip
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tulip is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
• Waterlick
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Waterlick is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
• Woodland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Park is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Shenandoah River Lakes 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 River Lakes 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 River Lakes and extending to:

• Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Shenandoah River Lakes 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'