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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 Lee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Lee 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 Lee:
- 38.195960, -76.512732
- 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 Lee
- 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Valley Lee is near Westmoreland County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Lee
Communities Also Named Valley Lee ...
We found one communities that are also named Valley Lee.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Valley Lee.
Beyond Maryland.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Calvert County
- This Valley Lee is located in Calvert County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Valley Lee that is located in Saint Mary's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Valley Lee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Lee ...
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.
- Ancient Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Cedar Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
- Colony Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colony Square is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Square
- Dukes Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dukes Retreat is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Retreat
- Dutchmans Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dutchmans Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchmans Cove
- Flowers of the Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers of the Forest is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers of the Forest
- Friendly Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendly Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Pines
- Great Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenview Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenview Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview Knolls
- Hermanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hermanville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- Herring Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Herring Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Creek
- Hunting Neck Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Neck Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Neck Woods
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lane Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lane Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Beach
- Laurel Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Maple Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Run
- Piney Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stoney Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stoney Run is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Run
- Tall Timbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
How Far From Valley Lee 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 Lee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Lee and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Lee to Leonardtown, with an average speed<3> 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 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north (N). 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,905 miles [9,503.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Valley Lee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lee 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 Lee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1960, Longitude: -76.5127 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Lee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.627 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.032 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.767 degrees. |
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