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Discover La Vale
La Vale in Allegany County (Maryland) with it's 3,551 citizens is a town in United States about 108 mi (or 175 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in La Vale is now 10:20 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 13 airports near La Vale, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport in a distance of 46 mi (or 73 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in a distance of 133 mi (or 213 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cumberland, Keyser, Romney, Somerset and Bedford. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 41 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Evening Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
Night Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 61% |
Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 73% of sky |
General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BW BRADDOCK MOTOR INN
Fairfield Inn & Suites Cumberland
RAMADA WORLDWIDE-CUMBERLAND
Rodeway Inn Lavale
Holiday Inn Express & Suites CUMBERLAND - LA VALE
Comfort Inn & Suites LaVale - Cumberland
SUPER 8 LA VALE-CUMBERLAND ARE
Videos from this area
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Western Maryland 734, Cumberland in October
Cumberland Maryland , Western Maryland RR videos from 08 & 09.
Wills Creek High Water / Motor City near Cumberland Maryland
Video of wills creek and braddock run in the motor city area near Cumberland Maryland on March 13, 2010 around noon. Much worse flooding was still to come.
Classic Western Maryland Scenic Railway-Runby Near Corriganville MD (Stereo)
A photo runby during a private excursion on the Western Maryland Scenic Railway on July 20 1997-before the advent of the paralleling bike trail. This takes place southwest of Corriganville...
Western Maryland 2008 Steam Photo Freight
Western Maryland 734 pulls a photo freight around Helmsteters Curve and through Brush Tunnel on this May 12, 2008, photographers special. This trip was sponsored by Trains Unlimited Tours.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
La Vale, Maryland
La Vale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the 'Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 4,613 at the 2000 census.
Carpendale, West Virginia
Carpendale is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, and part of the 'Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 977 at the 2010 census. Carpendale was incorporated on January 2, 1990 by the Circuit Court. The town is a combination of three subdivisions of which its name reflects: Carpenters Addition, Millerdale I, and Millerdale II. There are no stores in Carpendale and there is only one road in and out of the town.
Wills Creek (North Branch Potomac River)
Wills Creek is a 38.6-mile-long tributary of the North Branch Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States. Wills Creek drops off the Allegheny Mountains of southeastern Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and enters the North Branch Potomac River at Cumberland, Maryland.
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (WMSR) is a heritage railroad based in Cumberland, Maryland. It operates over ex-Western Maryland Railway (WM) trackage to Frostburg, Maryland and back using both steam and diesel locomotives. The WMSR operates passenger excursion trains out of the former Western Maryland station in Cumberland, which also houses one of the six visitor centers of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park as well as other attractions and offices.
Bishop Walsh School
Bishop Walsh School is a K-12 Catholic school located in Cumberland, Maryland, and under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Approximately 600 students attend. The school also hosts a pre-K program and operates the St. Michael's pre-K program in Frostburg.
Brush Tunnel
Brush Tunnel is a 914-foot railroad tunnel located about 1 mile west of Corriganville, Maryland. It was built in 1911 by the Western Maryland Railway, and is currently used by the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, a tourist railroad running between Frostburg and Cumberland, Maryland, as well as the Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland. Some had expressed concern regarding the dual use of the tunnel, but time has shown that the scenic railroad and the bicycle trail can peacefully co-exist.
WMHS Braddock Campus (Cumberland, Maryland)
WMHS Braddock Campus, located at 900 Seton Drive, was a hospital that served the Greater Cumberland, Maryland region in the USA.
Cumberland Narrows
The Cumberland Narrows (or simply "The Narrows") is a water gap in western Maryland in the United States, just west of Cumberland, Maryland. Wills Creek cuts through the central ridge of the Wills Mountain Anticline at a low elevation here between Wills Mountain to the north and Haystack Mountain to the south. Cliffs and talus of the two mountains' Tuscarora quartzite caprock are prominent within the Narrows.