Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Valley Mill Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Mill Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Mill Farms

• 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 Mill Farms:
  • 39.665660, -76.692750
  • 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 Mill Farms

• 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 Mill Farms is near York County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Valley Mill Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Mill Farms ...

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.

• Beetree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Beetree is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
• Coachmans Field
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Freeland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Freeland is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <1>
• Freeland Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Freeland Farms is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Farms
• Gores Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
• Green Meadow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Green Meadow is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
• Hamlet Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
• Spook Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
• Sunset View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sunset View is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
• Valley Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
• Windtree Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley

How Far From Valley Mill Farms 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 Mill Farms 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 Mill Farms and extending to:

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Mill Farms to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'