Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shockoe:
  • 36.808748, -79.263910
  • 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 Shockoe

• 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
  • Since Shockoe is near Halifax County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Shockoe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shockoe ...

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.

• Cedar Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Ebenezer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Henrys Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
• Java
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Java is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
• Lucks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
• Motleys Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Motleys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motleys Mill
• Pickaway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
• Red Oak Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Oak Hollow is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hollow
• Spring Garden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden

How Far From Shockoe to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shockoe to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shockoe and extending to:

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Shockoe to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 188 miles [302.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'