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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 Levy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Levy 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Levy

Communities Also Named Levy ...

We found eight communities that are also named Levy.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Levy.

Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located 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 ...
    • Spotsylvania County
      • This Levy is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south of the Levy that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Levy.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Levy is located in Pulaski County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Levy that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Levy.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Levy is located in Muscogee County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Levy that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Levy.
    • 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
      • Mora County
      • This Levy is located in Mora County and lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<1> to the west of the Levy that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of Levy.
    • 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
      • Jasper County
      • This Levy is located in Jasper County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Levy that is located in Loudoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Levy.

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)
    • Butler is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Crescent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Crescent is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Evergreen Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Farms is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Farms
  • Evergreen Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
  • German
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • German is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German
  • Gilberts Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gilberts Corner is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Corner
  • Halfway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Halfway is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Hickory Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Hopewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Landmark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Landmark is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
  • Marble Quarry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble Quarry is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Quarry
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Royville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Royville is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
    • Snow Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Snow Hill is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Stoke
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoke is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoke
    • Sunny Bank ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunny Bank is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank
    • Waterfall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Waterfall is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
    • Waterfall Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village

How Far From Levy 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 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Levy to Leesburg, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,504 miles [7,248.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Levy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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>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 Levy 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.24 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.844 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.949 degrees.