Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Apple Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Apple Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Apple Valley
- 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 Apple Valley:
- 44.745636, -93.200621
- 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 Apple Valley
- 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 Dakota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dakota County
- Since Apple Valley is near Hennepin County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hennepin County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Apple Valley ...
We found ten communities that share the name Apple Valley.
Within Minnesota, the name Apple Valley is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Apple Valley is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Apple Valley that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Apple Valley.
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- This Apple Valley is located in Jackson County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Apple Valley that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Apple Valley.
- Richmond County
- This Apple Valley is located in Richmond County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km] to the southeast of the Apple Valley that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Apple Valley.
- Idaho
- Canyon County
- This Apple Valley is located in Canyon County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the west of the Apple Valley that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Apple Valley.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Apple Valley [Cook County].
- North Dakota
- Burleigh County
- This Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Apple Valley that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Apple Valley.
- Oregon
- Columbia 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 Oregon community of Apple Valley [Columbia County].
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Apple Valley is located in Richland County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Apple Valley that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Apple Valley.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Apple Valley is located in Salt Lake County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the west of the Apple Valley that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Apple Valley.
- Washington County
- This Apple Valley is located in Washington County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the west southwest of the Apple Valley that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Apple Valley.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Apple Valley ...
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.
- Antlers Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antlers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers Park
- Antlers Park is located in Dakota County
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Dakota County
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <4>
- Orchard Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Garden
- Orchard Garden is located in Dakota County
- Pine Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Rich Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Rich Valley is located in Dakota County
- Roseport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Savage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Savage is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>
How Far From Apple Valley 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 city such as Apple Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Apple Valley and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Dakota County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Apple Valley to Hastings, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Apple Valley: www.ci.apple-valley.mn.us/
The official website for Dakota County: www.co.dakota.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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- Apple Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Apple Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7456, Longitude: -93.2006 In this case, the coordinates for Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Apple Valley 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 318.249 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.075 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.667 degrees. |