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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 Valleybrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valleybrook 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 Valleybrook:
- 39.468163, -76.385516
- 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 Valleybrook
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Valleybrook is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Valleybrook
Communities Also Named Valleybrook ...
We found one communities that are also named Valleybrook.
Within Maryland, the name Valleybrook is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Valleybrook in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Valleybrook is located in Hamilton County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Valleybrook that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Valleybrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valleybrook ...
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.
- Dunwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Springs Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Indian Princess
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Jerusalem
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Joppa Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Hills
- Kingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingswood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Lynchs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Merrywood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Singer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Stoneybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
How Far From Valleybrook to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Valleybrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valleybrook and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Valleybrook 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valleybrook) 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 Valleybrook 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 Valleybrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4682, Longitude: -76.3855 In this case, the coordinates for Valleybrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.466 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.046 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.215 degrees. |
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