Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vance Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vance Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vance Valley
- 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 Vance Valley:
- 39.598716, -76.568023
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Vance Valley
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Vance Valley is near Harford County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harford County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vance Valley ...
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.
- Blackhorse
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhorse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Blackhorse is located in Harford County
- Cloverfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverfield
- Cloverfield is located in Baltimore County
- Drybranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Fern Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Valley
- Fern Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Fox Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows is located in Harford County
- Fox Meadows Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows Woods
- Fox Meadows Woods is located in Harford County
- Foxwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Graystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Baltimore County
- Greenfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Greenfields is located in Harford County
- Henrys Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrys Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bridge
- Henrys Bridge is located in Baltimore County
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- Hunt Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crest
- Hunt Crest is located in Harford County
- Hunters Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
- Hunters Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Madonna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Manor Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Brook
- Manor Brook is located in Baltimore County
- Manor View Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor View Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View Farms
- Manor View Farms is located in Baltimore County
- Piney Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Piney Creek is located in Baltimore County
- Quiet Inheritance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Inheritance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Inheritance
- Quiet Inheritance is located in Harford County
- Rolling Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
- Walnut Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Hunt Crest
How Far From Vance Valley 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 Vance Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vance Valley and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Vance Valley to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south (S). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 54 miles [86.9 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 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vance Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vance Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vance Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5987, Longitude: -76.5680 In this case, the coordinates for Vance Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Vance Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.564 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.178 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.24 degrees. |