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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Heritage Valley:
    • 39.594557, -75.821327
    • 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 Heritage 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Heritage Valley is near New Castle County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Heritage Valley

Communities Also Named Heritage Valley ...

We found one communities that are also named Heritage Valley.

Within Maryland, the name Heritage Valley is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Heritage Valley in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Valley that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Heritage Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage 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.

  • Bacon Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Childs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Childs is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Deer Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Deer Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
  • Elk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Elk is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Elk Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Forest is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
  • Elk Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Haven
  • Elk Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elkmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkmore is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmore
  • Forest Green Court
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Green Court is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Court
  • Forest View Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Forest View Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
  • Glasgow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Goose Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Goose Point is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Point
    • Heritage Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Heritage Woods is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
    • Iron Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Iron Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
    • Little Elkton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Little Elkton is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elkton
    • Mariners Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mariners Cove is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
    • Marley Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marley Village is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
    • Meadowview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Meadowview is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Melody Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Melody Meadows is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Meadows
    • Stones Throw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stones Throw is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
    • Summit View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit View is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View
    • Sycamore Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sycamore Farms is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
    • Turn Quist
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Turn Quist is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turn Quist

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

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Heritage Valley to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,817 miles [9,361.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heritage Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Heritage Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heritage Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5946, Longitude: -75.8213       In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.122 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.676 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.923 degrees.