Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sherwill:
  • 37.282367, -78.959740
  • 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 Sherwill

• 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Since Sherwill is near Appomattox County and also Amherst County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst 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 Sherwill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwill ...

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.

• Chap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chap is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
• Diamond Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond Hill is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
• Kelly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Old Pilot ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
• Rustburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rustburg is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rustburg <1>
• Six Mile
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Six Mile is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
• Spout Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
• Spring Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
• Stonewall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stonewall is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
• Three Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Forks is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sherwill and extending to:

• Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sherwill 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'