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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 Stream Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Stream Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Stream Estates
  • 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 Stream Estates:
    • 39.108164, -76.921919
    • 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 Stream 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Valley Stream Estates is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Stream Estates

Communities Also Named Valley Stream Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Valley Stream Estates.

Within Maryland, the name Valley Stream Estates is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Valley Stream Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Valley Stream Estates is located in Cumberland County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the north of the Valley Stream Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Valley Stream Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Stream 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.

  • Castlegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Castlegate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Cherrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Fairknoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
  • Good Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Green Castle Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
  • Gum Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • High Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • High Ridge is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
  • Holly House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly House is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
  • Knightsbridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Laurel Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Oaks
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Lime Kiln Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
    • Maydale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Maydale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
    • Saddle Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Saddle Creek is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
    • Scotchtown Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Scotchtown Hills is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown Hills
    • Settlers Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Settlers Landing is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing

How Far From Valley Stream Estates 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 Stream Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Stream Estates and extending to:

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Stream Estates to Rockville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream 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 Valley Stream Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1082, Longitude: -76.9219       In this case, the coordinates for Valley Stream Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.808 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.379 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.584 degrees.