Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shorts Creek:
  • 36.839431, -80.845491
  • 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 Shorts Creek

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Shorts Creek is near Wythe County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Shorts Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shorts Creek ...

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.

• Bethany
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bethany is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Buck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Buck is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
• Early
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Early is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Flatwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Flatwood is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Fowler Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fowler Ferry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
• Galena
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• High Rocks Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • High Rocks Mill is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rocks Mill
• Jett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jett is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
• Lone Ash
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lone Ash is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Ash
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Grove
  • From Shorts Creek to Oak Grove
• Rackettown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rackettown is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rackettown
• Red Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Red Hill is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sheep Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town

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

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

• Hillsville, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Shorts Creek to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'