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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 Seven Valleys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Valleys 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 Seven Valleys:
- 39.853434, -76.770527
- 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 Seven Valleys
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Seven Valleys is near Carroll County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Seven Valleys
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Valleys ...
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.
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Graybill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graybill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill
- Hill-n-Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holly Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Homeland Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland Gardens is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Gardens
- Iron Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Iron Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Ridge
- Kraft Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kraft Mill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Mill
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pierceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Railroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph Park is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Park
- Robin Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Robin Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Heights
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Spry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spry is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
- Sticks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sticks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
- Valley Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Violet Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Violet Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Winterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winterstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
How Far From Seven Valleys 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 Seven Valleys to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Seven Valleys and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Seven Valleys to Harrisburg, 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full 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 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Seven Valleys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Seven Valleys 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 Seven Valleys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8534, Longitude: -76.7705 In this case, the coordinates for Seven Valleys have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.333 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.225 degrees. |
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