Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shouse Village:
  • 38.947333, -77.270816
  • 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 Shouse Village

• 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
  • Since Shouse Village is near Montgomery County and also Fairfax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax City

• 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 Shouse Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shouse Village ...

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.

• Cinnamon Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
• Enola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Enola is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
• Four Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Franklin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Great Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Great Falls is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <1>
• Hickory Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Hickory Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
• Howard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Peacock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peacock is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pinecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Springvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Springvale is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Sun Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sunset Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Swinks Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
  • Wolf Trap
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Shouse Village 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'