Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shanklins Ferry:
  • 37.476510, -80.872304
  • 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 Shanklins Ferry

• 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 Summers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
  • Since Shanklins Ferry is near Monroe County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Shanklins Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shanklins Ferry ...

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.

• Bozoo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bozoo is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozoo
• Chestnut Knob
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Knob is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
• Cloverdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Crumps Bottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
• Gray Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray Sulphur Springs is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Sulphur Springs
• Hill Top
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hill Top is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Indian Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Mills is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mills
• Lick Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lick Creek is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Peterstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <1>
• Pipestem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pipestem is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <1>
• Rich Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <1>
• Speedway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Speedway is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway

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

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

• Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Shanklins Ferry to Hinton, 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.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'