Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Upper Shirley:
  • 37.347648, -77.255810
  • 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 Upper Shirley

• 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
  • Since Upper Shirley is near Charles City County and also Hopewell City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopewell 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 Upper Shirley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Shirley ...

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.

• Cedar Level
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
• Deep Bottom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Hopewell City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Freetown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Freetown is located in Charles City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Hopewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <1>
• Jordans Point ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordans Point is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Point
• Meadowville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
• Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
• Rivers Edge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
• Screamersville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
• Wayside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayside is located in Charles City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

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

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Shirley to Chesterfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,551 miles [7,324.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'