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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 Sugar Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar 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 Sugar Valley:
    • 39.719547, -76.810809
    • 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 Sugar 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Sugar Valley is near Baltimore County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Sugar Valley

Communities Also Named Sugar Valley ...

We found five communities that are also named Sugar Valley.

Within Maryland, the name Sugar Valley is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • This Sugar Valley is located in Gordon County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sugar Valley that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Sugar Valley.
    • Ohio
      • Preble County
      • This Sugar Valley is located in Preble County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sugar Valley that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Sugar Valley.
    • Texas
      • Matagorda County
      • This Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sugar Valley that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Sugar Valley.
    • West Virginia
      • Pleasants County
      • This Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sugar Valley that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Sugar Valley.
      • Preston County
      • This Sugar Valley is located in Preston County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west of the Sugar Valley that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Sugar Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar 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.

  • Brothers Delight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
  • Fiscal
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
  • Forest Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
  • Glenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Glenville is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Gunpowder Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gunpowder Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Ridge
  • Happy Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Hokes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hokes is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
  • Meadow View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meadow View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
  • Peaceful Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pierceville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pierceville is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Roller
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Roller is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
    • Sticks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sticks is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
    • Valley Vista
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
    • Walkers Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Walkers Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Run
    • Young Mans Fancy
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy

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

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sugar Valley to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Sugar Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sugar 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 Sugar Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7195, Longitude: -76.8108       In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.70 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.351 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.296 degrees.