Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Levy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Levy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Levy
- 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 Levy:
- 38.942055, -77.633881
- 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 Levy
- 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 Loudoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Since Levy is near Prince William County and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Levy ...
We found eight communities that share the name Levy.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Levy.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Missouri
- Henry 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 Missouri community of Levy [Henry County].
- Washington County
- This Levy is located in Washington County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the west of the Levy that is located in Loudoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Levy.
- New Mexico
- Quebec
- This Levy lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the north of the Levy that is located in Loudoun County.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Levy ...
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.
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Evergreen Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
- Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
- Evergreen Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
- Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
- German
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Gilberts Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
- Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hickory Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Landmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Marble Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
- Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Royville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Stoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
- Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
- Waterfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Waterfall Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Royville
How Far From Levy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Levy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Levy and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Loudoun County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Levy to Leesburg, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Levy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Loudoun County: www.co.loudoun.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Levy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Levy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9421, Longitude: -77.6339 In this case, the coordinates for Levy 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 Levy 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Levy 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 308.24 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.844 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.949 degrees. |