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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 Turf Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turf Valley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Turf Valley:
- 39.298994, -76.880253
- 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 Turf 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Turf Valley is near Baltimore County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Turf Valley
Communities Also Named Turf Valley ...
We found one communities that are also named Turf Valley.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Turf Valley.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Anne Arundel County
- This Turf Valley is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Turf Valley that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Turf Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turf 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.
- Alpha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Driver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Driver is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Farside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farside is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
- Fox Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Granite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Gray Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Rock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
- Gray Rock Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
- Green Henge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Henge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Henge
- Howard Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howard Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Heights
- Kraft Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kraft Corner is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Corner
- Locust Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pine Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Rockland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Sandy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sky View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sky View is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
- Slacks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slacks Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slacks Corner
- Thornbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thornbrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
How Far From Turf 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 Turf Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turf Valley and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Turf Valley to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Turf 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 Turf 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 Turf Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2990, Longitude: -76.8803 In this case, the coordinates for Turf Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.77 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.366 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.492 degrees. |
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