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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 Sherando, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherando 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 Sherando:
- 37.981029, -78.954943
- 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 Sherando
- 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Sherando is near Nelson County and also Waynesboro City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waynesboro 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 Sherando
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherando ...
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.
- Basic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Basic is located in Waynesboro City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basic
- Brand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Emerald Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emerald Hills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Fishersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gullysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gullysville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullysville
- Kidville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kidville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidville
- Ladd
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ladd is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Love
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Love is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
- Martins Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Store is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Stuarts Draft
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wintergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Sherando 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 Sherando to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sherando and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sherando to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,724 miles [10,821.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherando) 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 Sherando 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 Sherando. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9810, Longitude: -78.9549 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.068 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.641 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.853 degrees. |
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