Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Locust Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Locust 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 Locust Valley:
- 40.495655, -75.407403
- 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 Locust 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 Lehigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lehigh County
- Since Locust Valley is near Bucks County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- eBird sighting report for Northampton 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
Communities Also Named Locust Valley ...
We found four communities that share the name Locust Valley.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Locust Valley.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Schuylkill County
- This Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Locust Valley that is located in Lehigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Locust Valley.
- Schuylkill County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Locust Valley is located in Frederick County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Locust Valley that is located in Lehigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Locust Valley.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Locust Valley is located in Nassau County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Locust Valley that is located in Lehigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Locust Valley.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Locust Valley [Queens County].
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust 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.
- Brick Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- Brick Tavern is located in Bucks County
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Bucks County
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Dillingerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Limeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Mountainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
- Overlook Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Springs
- Overlook Springs is located in Lehigh County
- Passer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Quakertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Quakertown is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
- Rocky Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Rocky Valley is located in Bucks County
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Specktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Spinnerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinnerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnerstown
- Spinnerstown is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spinnerstown <4>
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Northampton County
- Summit Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lawn
- Summit Lawn is located in Lehigh County
- Zionhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Zionsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
- Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
- Specktown
How Far From Locust Valley 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 Locust Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Locust Valley and extending to:
- Allentown, which is the Seat of Lehigh County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Locust Valley to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locust Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Locust Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locust Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4957, Longitude: -75.4074 In this case, the coordinates for Locust Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Locust Valley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Locust Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.799 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.452 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.369 degrees. |