Traveling Luck for Shanks Island Virginia, United States United States flag

The timezone in Shanks Island is America/Iqaluit
Morning Sunrise at 06:10 and Evening Sunset at 19:52. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 37.9217°, Longitude. -76.0400°

Weather near Shanks Island Last report from Easton / Newman Field, MD 21.2km away

Weather Temperature: 9°C / 48°F
Wind: 4.6km/h East/Southeast
Cloud: Solid Overcast at 5500ft

Satellite map of Shanks Island and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Shanks Island in Virginia, United States

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

inlet a narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water.

cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

Accommodation around Shanks Island

Holiday Inn Express Kilmarnock 599 N Main St, Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock Inn 34 East Church Street, Kilmarnock

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

canal an artificial watercourse.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

swamp a wetland dominated by tree vegetation.

church a building for public Christian worship.

channel the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows.

Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..

school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.

post office a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.

lake a large inland body of standing water.


  WikipediaWikipedia entries close to Shanks Island

Airports close to Shanks Island

Wallops flight facility(WAL), Wallops island, Usa (62.1km)
Patuxent river nas(NHK), Patuxent river, Usa (63.8km)
Salisbury ocean city wicomico rgnl(SBY), Salisbury, Usa (80.7km)
Newport news williamsburg international(PHF), Newport news, Usa (119km)
Langley afb(LFI), Hampton, Usa (120.2km)

Airfields or small strips close to Shanks Island

Tipton, Fort meade, Usa (175.9km)