Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shanks:
  • 39.314267, -78.687793
  • 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 Shanks

• 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 Hampshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
  • Since Shanks is near Mineral County and also Hardy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardy 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 Shanks

Communities Also Named Shanks ...

We found one communities that are also named Shanks.

Within West Virginia, the name Shanks is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Shanks in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Shanks lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shanks that is located in Hampshire County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shanks ...

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.

• Creekvale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Creekvale is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekvale
• Frenchburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Frenchburg is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
• Grace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grace is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Headsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Headsville is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
• Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Junction is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Kirby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Kirby is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
• Mechanicsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
• Pancake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pancake is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
• Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Points is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
• Raven Rocks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Raven Rocks is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rocks
• Ridgedale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ridgedale is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
• Sector
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sector is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sector
• Three Churches
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches

How Far From Shanks to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shanks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Romney, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shanks to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 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 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,535 miles [7,298.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'