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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sherwood Forest:
    • 36.600416, -79.401412
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sherwood Forest
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Sherwood Forest ...

We found 76 communities that share the name Sherwood Forest.

There are eight communities within Virginia that are also named Sherwood Forest.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 68 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 68 communities, 75 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Augusta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sherwood Forest [Augusta County].
    • Campbell County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Campbell County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Charles City County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Charles City County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Frederick County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Frederick County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Halifax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sherwood Forest [Halifax County].
    • Montgomery County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Montgomery County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Roanoke City
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Roanoke City and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Stafford County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Stafford County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Sherwood Forest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Houston County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Houston County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Lauderdale County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Marshall County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Marshall County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Sherwood Forest [Contra Costa County].
      • Nevada County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Nevada County and lies 2,258 miles [3,633.9 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • San Francisco County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in San Francisco County and lies 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in New Castle County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<2> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Duval County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Bibb County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Bulloch County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Bulloch County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Cherokee County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Cherokee County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Clayton County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Clayton County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Coweta County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Coweta County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Floyd County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Floyd County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Newton County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Newton County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Oconee County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Oconee County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sherwood Forest [DuPage County].
      • Peoria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sherwood Forest [Peoria County].
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Marion County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Frederick County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Frederick County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Montgomery County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Prince George's County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Sherwood Forest [Prince George's County].
      • Worcester County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Worcester County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Massachusetts
      • Berkshire County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Sherwood Forest [Berkshire County].
      • Bristol County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Bristol County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Hinds County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Lowndes County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Rankin County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Rankin County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Warren County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Warren County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Saratoga County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<2> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Buncombe County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Buncombe County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Craven County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Craven County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Forsyth County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Iredell County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Iredell County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Lenoir County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Lenoir County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Onslow County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Onslow County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Transylvania County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Transylvania County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Union County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Union County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Wake County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Wake County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Wilkes County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Wilkes County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Wilson County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Wilson County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Auglaize County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Ontario
      • This Sherwood Forest lies 453 miles [729 km]<2> to the north northwest.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Anderson County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Beaufort County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Beaufort County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Charleston County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Charleston County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Darlington County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Darlington County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Greenville County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Sumter County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Sumter County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Blount County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Bradley County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Bradley County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Davidson County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Davidson County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sherwood Forest [Hamilton County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Montgomery County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sherwood Forest.
      • Washington County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Washington County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Texas
      • San Patricio County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in San Patricio County and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Vermont
      • Windham County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Windham County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Sherwood Forest.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Sherwood Forest [King County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Green Lake County
      • This Sherwood Forest is located in Green Lake County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green Lake County community of Sherwood Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood Forest ...

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.

  • Danville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dundee
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Danville City
  • Major Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Major Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Court
    • Major Court is located in Danville City
  • New Design
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Design have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Design
    • New Design is located in Danville City
  • Olde Hunting Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
    • Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Pine Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Pine Crest is located in Danville City
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Sandy Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Shores
    • Sandy Shores is located in Danville City
  • Virginia Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
    • Virginia Hills is located in Danville City
  • Woodlake Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Park
    • Woodlake Park is located in Pittsylvania County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherwood Forest and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sherwood Forest to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherwood Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sherwood Forest could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherwood Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherwood Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6004, Longitude: -79.4014       In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sherwood Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.372 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.781 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.504 degrees.









 

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