Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shockeysville:
  • 39.385966, -78.244043
  • 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 Shockeysville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shockeysville ...

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.

• Baileys Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Baileys Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Ford
• Cedar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Grove
  • From Shockeysville to Cedar Grove
• Cross Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Junction is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Junction <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cross Junction
  • From Shockeysville to Cross Junction
• Good
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Good is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Good
  • From Shockeysville to Good
• Green Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Spring is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Light ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Light is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Nordic Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
• Rolling Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Shanghai
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shanghai is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Timber Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Union Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Union Corner is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
• Wildwood Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Shockeysville to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,927 miles [9,538.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,513 miles [7,263 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'