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 Deer Valley:
33.683928, -112.134876
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.
We found two communities that share the name Deer Valley.
Within Arizona, the name Deer Valley is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Saskatchewan
This Deer Valley lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deer Valley that is located in Maricopa County.
Washington
Pend Oreille County
This Deer Valley is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer Valley that is located in Maricopa County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Deer Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer 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.
Cheyenne Village (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Deer Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Valley and extending to:
Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deer Valley to Phoenix, with an average speed<3> 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.
Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,973 miles [3,175.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 113 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,200 miles [13,196.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Deer Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6839, Longitude: -112.1349 In this case, the coordinates for Deer Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Deer Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.243 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.055 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.205 degrees.