Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Valley:
- 32.803410, -85.177416
- 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 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Since Valley is near Harris County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Valley ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Valley.
Within Alabama, the name Valley is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 30 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Valley.
- Hodgeman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Valley [Hodgeman County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Valley [Shawnee County].
- Trego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Valley [Trego County].
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the north of the Valley that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Valley.
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Valley [Lewis County].
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Carroll County
- This Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Valley that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Valley.
- Yazoo County
- This Valley is located in Yazoo County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the west of the Valley that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Valley.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Valley lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Valley that is located in Chambers County.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Valley is located in Hunterdon County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Valley that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Valley.
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Valley [Middlesex County].
- Passaic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Valley [Passaic County].
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Valley lies 1,455 miles [2,341.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Valley that is located in Chambers County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Valley [Chester County].
- Clarion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Valley [Clarion County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Valley lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Valley that is located in Chambers County.
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Cottons Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottons Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons Crossroads
- Cottons Crossroads is located in Troup County (GA)
- Glass
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Houston Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Ferry
- Houston Ferry is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Little Shawmut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shawmut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shawmut
- Little Shawmut is located in Chambers County
- Magnolia Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ferry
- Magnolia Ferry is located in Chambers County
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Plant City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plant City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- River View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Harris County (GA)
How Far From Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valley to LaFayette, 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 four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 619 miles [996.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Valley: www.cityofvalley.com/
The official website for Chambers County: www.chamberscounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8034, Longitude: -85.1774 In this case, the coordinates for Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 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 312.67 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.025 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.813 degrees. |