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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 Locust Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust 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 Locust Valley:
    • 39.422601, -77.630546
    • 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 Locust Valley
  • 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

Communities Also Named Locust Valley ...

We found four communities that share the name Locust Valley.

Within Maryland, the name Locust Valley is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Locust Valley is located in Nassau County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Locust Valley that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Locust Valley.
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Locust Valley [Queens County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Locust Valley is located in Lehigh County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Locust Valley that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Locust Valley.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the northeast of the Locust Valley that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Locust Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust 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.

  • Appletown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appletown
    • Appletown is located in Washington County
  • Chestnut Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Washington County
  • Copperfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
    • Copperfield is located in Frederick County
  • Corner House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner House
    • Corner House is located in Frederick County
  • Flickersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flickersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickersville
    • Flickersville is located in Washington County
  • Frostown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
    • Frostown is located in Frederick County
  • Gapland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Homers Delight
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homers Delight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homers Delight
    • Homers Delight is located in Frederick County
  • Horse Shoe Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Shoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Bend
    • Horse Shoe Bend is located in Washington County
  • Lamb Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Knolls
    • Lamb Knolls is located in Frederick County
  • Lewis Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
    • Lewis Mill is located in Frederick County
  • Locust Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mousetown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mousetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetown
      • Mousetown is located in Washington County
    • Park Hall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hall
      • Park Hall is located in Washington County
    • Petersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
      • Petersville is located in Frederick County
    • Porterstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
      • Porterstown is located in Washington County
    • Red Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Washington County
    • Slabtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Frederick County
    • Spoolsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spoolsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoolsville
      • Spoolsville is located in Frederick County
    • Springvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
      • Springvale is located in Washington County
    • Station Roads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Station Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Roads
      • Station Roads is located in Frederick County
    • Valley Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Overlook
      • Valley Overlook is located in Frederick County

How Far From Locust Valley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Locust Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Locust Valley to Frederick, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locust Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Locust Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locust Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4226, Longitude: -77.6305       In this case, the coordinates for Locust Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Locust Valley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Locust Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.209 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.882 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.764 degrees.









 

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