Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chateau Valley:
  • 39.254273, -76.856641
  • 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 Chateau Valley

• 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Since Chateau Valley is near Baltimore County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Chateau Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chateau Valley ...

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.

• Cedar Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
• Chapelview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapelview is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelview
• Farside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Farside is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
• Fox Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fox Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Gray
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gray is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Gray Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gray Rock is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
• Gray Rock Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
• Grays Level
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grays Level is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Level
• Harpers Choice
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
• Hilltop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilltop is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Hobbits Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
• Howard Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard Heights is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
• Continue List   (18 more) ...
  • Ivy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivy Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
  • Jonestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonestown is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Locust Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Park is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
  • Locust Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
  • Long Reach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Reach is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
  • Longfellow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Longfellow is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Phelps Luck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
  • Pine Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Running Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Running Brook is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
  • Sky View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sky View is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
  • Thornbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Thornbrook is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
  • Thunder Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
  • Timber Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Timber Run is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
  • Toll House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Toll House is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll House
  • Vantage Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Vantage Point is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
  • Wheatfield Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way

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

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

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Chateau Valley to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'