Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West 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 West Valley:
- 34.512605, -94.441605
- 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 West 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since West Valley is near Le Flore County and also McCurtain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Le Flore County
- eBird sighting report for McCurtain 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 West Valley ...
We found six communities that share the name West Valley.
Within Arkansas, the name West Valley is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Marshall 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 Minnesota community of West Valley [Marshall County].
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- This West Valley is located in Deer Lodge County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the West Valley that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deer Lodge County community of West Valley.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This West Valley is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the West Valley that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of West Valley.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This West Valley is located in Armstrong County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the West Valley that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of West Valley.
- Utah
- Salt Lake 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 Utah community of West Valley [Salt Lake County].
- Washington
- Yakima County
- This West Valley is located in Yakima County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the West Valley that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of West Valley.
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.
- Buffalo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Polk County
- Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Cove is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <4>
- Lone Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley
- Lone Valley is located in Polk County
- Mountain Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Fork
- Mountain Fork is located in Polk County
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
- Potter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Potter is located in Polk County
- Potter Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
- Potter Junction is located in Polk County
- Rocky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Polk County
- Two Mile ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From West 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 West Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Valley and extending to:
- Mena, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Valley to Mena, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,538 miles [12,131.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 West 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 '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- West Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5126, Longitude: -94.4416 In this case, the coordinates for West Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 West 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 318.574 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.108 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.375 degrees. |