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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 Valewood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valewood Estates 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 Valewood Estates:
- 39.537885, -76.386350
- 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 Valewood Estates
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Valewood Estates is near Montgomery County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Valewood Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valewood Estates ...
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.
- Cedarwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedarwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Forest Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest Lake is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Fox Bow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Bow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bow
- Frogtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Harvest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harvest Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Heritage Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Homestead Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Howard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Howard Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Joppa Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
- Locust Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Knoll is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knoll
- Longmeadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longmeadow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Majors Choice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Majors Choice is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
- Marywood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marywood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Parliament Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Rock Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Shamrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shamrock is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Silver Spring Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White House Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White House Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Park
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Winters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winters Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Run
How Far From Valewood Estates 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 Valewood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Valewood Estates and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Valewood Estates to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,843 miles [9,403.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valewood Estates) 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 Valewood Estates 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 Valewood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5379, Longitude: -76.3863 In this case, the coordinates for Valewood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.461 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.051 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.187 degrees. |
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