Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lavall:
  • 38.978722, -76.625243
  • 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 Lavall

• 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
  • Since Lavall is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Lavall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lavall ...

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.

• Bon Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bon Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
• Chestnut Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Eagles Passages
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
• Gravely
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gravely is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravely
• Harbor Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
• Heritage Harbour
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Heritage Harbour is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
• Hermitage Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hermitage Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hill
• Hidden Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hidden Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
• Rutland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
• Twin Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills

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

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

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east (E).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lavall to White House, 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 most of a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'