Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Laurelvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurelvale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Laurelvale
- 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 Laurelvale:
- 39.496774, -76.418573
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Laurelvale
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Laurelvale is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurelvale ...
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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Harford County
- Dunwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork
- Fork is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork <2>
- Fox Bow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Green Springs Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Gunpowder Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunpowder Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Farms
- Gunpowder Farms is located in Harford County
- Harvest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
- Indian Princess
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Princess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jenkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Jerusalem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Jerusalem Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
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- Joppa Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
- Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
- Kingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsville <2>
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Locust Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
- Locust Knoll is located in Harford County
- Long Green Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Green Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green Woods
- Long Green Woods is located in Baltimore County
- Lynchs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Pleasantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Silver Spring Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Heights
- Silver Spring Heights is located in Harford County
- Stoneybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Valleybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
- Valleybrook is located in Harford County
- White House Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
- White House Park is located in Harford County
- Willows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Winters Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
- Winters Run is located in Harford County
- Joppa Hills
How Far From Laurelvale 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 Laurelvale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Laurelvale and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Laurelvale to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurelvale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurelvale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurelvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4968, Longitude: -76.4186 In this case, the coordinates for Laurelvale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Laurelvale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.483 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.07 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.217 degrees. |