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:
- 34.500532, -117.190225
- 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Apple Valley is near Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 California, the name Apple Valley is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- This Apple Valley is located in Jackson County and lies 1,911 miles [3,075.5 km]<1> to the east of the Apple Valley that is located in San Bernardino 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 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km] to the east of the Apple Valley that is located in San Bernardino 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 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the north of the Apple Valley that is located in San Bernardino 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].
- Minnesota
- Dakota County
- This Apple Valley is located in Dakota County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Apple Valley that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Apple Valley.
- North Dakota
- Burleigh County
- This Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Apple Valley that is located in San Bernardino 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 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<1> to the east of the Apple Valley that is located in San Bernardino 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 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Apple Valley that is located in San Bernardino 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 289 miles [465.1 km] to the northeast of the Apple Valley that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Apple Valley.
- Georgia
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.
- Desert Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Knolls
- Desert Knolls is located in San Bernardino County
- Eagle Ranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ranch
- Eagle Ranch is located in San Bernardino County
- Frost
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Golden Mesa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Mesa
- Golden Mesa is located in San Bernardino County
- High Country
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Country have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Country
- High Country is located in San Bernardino County
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Mountain View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in San Bernardino County
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in San Bernardino County
- Sunset Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Sunset Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
- Thorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Apple 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 town 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:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Apple Valley to San Bernardino, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 368 miles [592.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,514 miles [12,092.6 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 8,283 miles [13,330.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Apple Valley: www.applevalley.org/
The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 34.5005, Longitude: -117.1902 |
| <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 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 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 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 Apple 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 335.433 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.193 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.029 degrees. |