Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shumansville:
  • 37.932359, -77.278868
  • 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 Shumansville

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Shumansville is near King William County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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 Shumansville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shumansville ...

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.

• Beverly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beverly is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Butlers Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Butlers Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Fork
• Edgar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Edgar is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Hard Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hard Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
• Keith
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Keith is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Kidds Fork
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kidds Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Fork
• Lauraville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lauraville is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
• Oak Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
• Poorhouse Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poorhouse Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Corner
• Reedy Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Reedy Mill is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Mill

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

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

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Shumansville to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'