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Distances in miles and kilometers from Lonaconing, Maryland to other cities in United StatesMeasures calculated from coordinates 39°33′57″N 78°58′44″W in a straight line: | |
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Google Earth and GPS Waypoint Coordinates (KML, WPT, GPX) LonaconingThe following files can be imported from Google Earth or used as Waypoints for GPS |
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Tourist information about LonaconingTourist and cultural information on nearby sites by coordinates: |
Lonaconing, Maryland Lonaconing is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,214 at the 2010 census. (...) Lonaconing Historic District The Lonaconing Historic District is a national historic district in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland. It comprises 278 buildings and structures consisting of a variety of 19th and early-20th century commercial, industrial, and residential buildings (...) Lonaconing Furnace Lonaconing Furnace, also known as The George's Creek Coal and Iron Company Furnace No. 1, is a historic iron furnace in Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a truncated square pyramid constructed of sandstone, high, 50 feet square at the base, and 25 feet square at the top (...) The Big Vein The Big Vein refers to a thick seam of bituminous coal discovered in the Georges Creek Valley of Western Maryland in the early 19th century. This coal vein became famous for its clean-burning low sulfur content that made it ideal for powering ocean steamers, river boats, locomotives, steam mills, (...) Georges Creek Valley Georges Creek Valley is located in Allegany County, Maryland along the Georges Creek. The valley is rich in wide veins of coal, known historically as "The Big Vein." Coal was once extracted by deep mines but is only mined today through surface mining (...) |