Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shrys Store:
  • 39.231769, -77.502765
  • 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 Shrys Store

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shrys Store ...

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.

• Furnace Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
• Furnace Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Furnace Mountain is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Mountain
• Goresville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goresville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goresville
• Greenfield Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
• Loyalty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Loyalty is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty
• Manor Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Manor Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
• Martinsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Potomac Overlook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Potomac Overlook is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Overlook
• Rock Hall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hall is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
• Scattersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Scattersville is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattersville
• Stumptown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stumptown is located in Loudoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown

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

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

• Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Shrys Store 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'