Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shryock:
  • 37.954845, -80.150344
  • 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 Shryock

• 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
  • Since Shryock is near Pocahontas County and also Bath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bath 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 Shryock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shryock ...

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.

• Anthony
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Beard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beard is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
• Burr
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Burr is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
• Droop Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Droop Mountain is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droop Mountain
• Falling Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Falling Spring is located in Alleghany County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Golden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
• Greenwood ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Jenkins Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins Ford is located in Alleghany County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ford
• Julia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Julia is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Locust
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
  • Mapledale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mapledale is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
  • Spring Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Sue
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sue is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue
  • Trainer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trainer is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
  • Woodman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodman is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman

How Far From Shryock to ...

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

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

• Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shryock to Lewisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'