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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Hills 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 Hills:
- 39.460105, -76.759142
- 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 Hills
- 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 Hills is near Carroll County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Valley Hills ...
We found six communities that are also named Valley Hills.
Within Maryland, the name Valley Hills is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Valley Hills is located in Coffee County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley Hills that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Valley Hills.
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley Hills that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Valley Hills.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Valley Hills that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Valley Hills.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Valley Hills is located in Portage County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley Hills that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Valley Hills.
- Wood County
- This Valley Hills is located in Wood County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the west northwest of the Valley Hills that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Valley Hills.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Valley Hills that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Valley Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Hills ...
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.
- Autumn Wind
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Autumn Wind is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn Wind
- Belltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belltown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Cave Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cave Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
- Caves Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caves Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Park
- Cherry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Chestnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Delight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Green Spring Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
- Greenspring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hickory Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Meadow
- Hunt Cup Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Cup Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cup Hill
- Hunters Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Jonathans Delight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonathans Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathans Delight
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Timber Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Timber Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Chase
- Timber Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Timber Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
- Tollgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tollgate is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Tree Top Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tree Top Station is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Station
- Valley Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Velvet Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Velvet Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Hills
- Velvet Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Velvet Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Ridge
- Velvet Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Velvet Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Valley
- Waterspout
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waterspout is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterspout
How Far From Valley Hills 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 Valley Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Hills and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Hills to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 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 from Point A (ie- Valley Hills) 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 Valley Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4601, Longitude: -76.7591 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.688 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.296 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.377 degrees. |
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