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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Shadyside:
    • 38.651210, -80.816490
    • 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 Shadyside
  • 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
    • Since Shadyside is near Nicholas County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Shadyside

Communities Also Named Shadyside ...

We found eight communities that are also named Shadyside.

Within West Virginia, the name Shadyside is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Shadyside is located in Jefferson County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shadyside that is located in Braxton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Shadyside.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Mary Parish
      • This Shadyside is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shadyside that is located in Braxton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Shadyside.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • This Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shadyside that is located in Braxton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Shadyside.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Shadyside [Saint Louis County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Shadyside is located in Belmont County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north of the Shadyside that is located in Braxton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Shadyside.
      • Columbiana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Shadyside [Columbiana County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Shadyside is located in Allegheny County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shadyside that is located in Braxton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Shadyside.
    • Virginia
      • Northampton County
      • This Shadyside is located in Northampton County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shadyside that is located in Braxton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Shadyside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadyside ...

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.

  • Bison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bison is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
  • Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chapel is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
  • Dingy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dingy is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingy
  • Frametown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Frametown is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
  • Gassaway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Home is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
  • Little Birch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Birch is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
  • Little Otter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Otter is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
  • Mark ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mark is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Meadville is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Middle Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Middle Run is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Run
    • Progress ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Progress is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Strange Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
    • Tesla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tesla is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
    • Twistville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Twistville is located in Braxton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadyside and extending to:

  • Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies just to the East.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Shadyside to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shadyside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Shadyside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Shadyside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shadyside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6512, Longitude: -80.8165       In this case, the coordinates for Shadyside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.159 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.985 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.412 degrees.