Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shraders:
  • 37.199747, -81.554264
  • 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 Shraders

• 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
  • Since Shraders is near McDowell County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Shraders

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shraders ...

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.

• Bishop
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bishop is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bishop
  • From Shraders to Bishop
• Drytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Drytown is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
• Faraday
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Faraday is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faraday
• Five Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Fourway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fourway is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
• Hix ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hix is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
• Horsepen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Horsepen is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen
• Horsepen Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Horsepen Cove is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Cove
• Jacobs Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobs Fork is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Fork
• Johnstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnstown is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Mud Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mud Fork is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Fork
• River Jack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • River Jack is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Jack
• Squire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Squire is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire
• Stony Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge

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

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

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Shraders to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,747 miles [7,639.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'