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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 Lost Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost 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 Lost Valley:
    • 39.715652, -77.393321
    • 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 Lost 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Lost Valley is near Adams County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lost Valley

Communities Also Named Lost Valley ...

We found two communities that are also named Lost Valley.

Within Maryland, the name Lost Valley is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Montgomery County
      • This Lost Valley is located in Montgomery County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lost Valley that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lost Valley.
    • Oregon
      • Wheeler County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Lost Valley [Wheeler County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost 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.

  • Blackberry Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Blackberry Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Hills
  • Cascade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cascade is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Distant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Distant View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant View
  • Fairplay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fairplay is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Flint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Fountain Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Fourpoints
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fourpoints is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourpoints
  • Friends Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Friends Creek is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Creek
  • Gladhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gladhill is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
  • Highfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Highfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
  • Highfield - Cascade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
  • Iron Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Iron Springs is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jacks Mountain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
    • Jones
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jones is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Longs ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Longs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
    • Maria Furnace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Maria Furnace is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria Furnace
    • Ridgeview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeview is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Shanks Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Shanks Mill is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Mill
    • Silo Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Silo Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo Hill
    • Thornbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Thornbrook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
    • Whispering Pines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lost Valley to Frederick, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lost Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lost Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Lost 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 Lost Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7157, Longitude: -77.3933       In this case, the coordinates for Lost Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.048 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.745 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.549 degrees.