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Communities Also Named Rich Valley ...
We found four communities that share the name Rich Valley.
Within Alberta, the name Rich Valley is unique.
Beyond Alberta, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Dakota County
- This Rich Valley is located in Dakota County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Rich Valley.
- Ohio
- Noble County
- This Rich Valley is located in Noble County and lies 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Rich Valley.
- Pennsylvania
- Cameron County
- This Rich Valley is located in Cameron County and lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Rich Valley.
- Virginia
- Smyth 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 Virginia community of Rich Valley [Smyth County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rich 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.
- Birch Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Cove
- Castle Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Island
- Cosmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmo
- Gunn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Highridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highridge
- Rolling Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Sands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunset Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
- Yellowstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
How Far From Rich 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 community such as Rich Valley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rich Valley and extending to:
- Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Rich Valley to Edmonton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,797 miles [2,892 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rich Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rich Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rich Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.8500, Longitude: -114.3500 |
| <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 Rich 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 . 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rich Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.555 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.678 degrees. |
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