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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 Loveville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loveville 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 Loveville:
    • 38.362070, -76.683018
    • 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 Loveville
  • 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 Loveville ...

We found three communities that share the name Loveville.

Within Maryland, the name Loveville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Loveville is located in New Castle County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Loveville that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Loveville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre 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 Pennsylvania community of Loveville [Centre County].
    • Tennessee
      • Davidson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Loveville [Davidson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loveville ...

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.

  • Birch Hanger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Hanger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hanger
    • Birch Hanger is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Burning Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burning Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
    • Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Burnt Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
    • Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Helen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
    • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Holly Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
    • Holly Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Horse Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
    • Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Hurry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
    • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Land-O-Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land-O-Lakes
    • Land-O-Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Leonardtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
    • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
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    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Queen Tree Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Tree Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Tree Landing
      • Queen Tree Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Summerseat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerseat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat
      • Summerseat is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Summerseat Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerseat Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Tintop Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tintop Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintop Hill
      • Tintop Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Widow Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Widow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Woods
      • Widow Woods is located in Saint Mary's County

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

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

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Loveville to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 41 miles [66 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Loveville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loveville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3621, Longitude: -76.6830       In this case, the coordinates for Loveville 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Loveville 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>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 Loveville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Loveville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.715 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.158 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.773 degrees.









 

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