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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 Valley Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Crest 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 Valley Crest:
- 39.436495, -76.601635
- 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 Valley Crest
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Valley Crest is near Baltimore City and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Valley Crest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Crest ...
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.
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Glen Ellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Green Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Havenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
- Hunt Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
- Hunters Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
- Lutherville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mays Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Meadowland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Orchard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Pot Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pot Spring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Spring
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ridervale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
- Riderwood Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
- Seminary Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
- Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Texas is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Valley Crest 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 Valley Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Valley Crest and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Valley Crest to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,439 miles [7,143.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Crest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Valley Crest 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 Valley Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4365, Longitude: -76.6016 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.596 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.189 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.319 degrees. |
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