Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valencia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valencia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valencia
- 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 Valencia:
- 34.146677, -117.272543
- 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 Valencia
- 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 Valencia is near Riverside County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- 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 Valencia ...
We found eight communities that share the name Valencia.
There are two communities within California that are also named Valencia.
Beyond California, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Los Angeles County
- Orange County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Kansas
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valencia ...
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.
- Amber Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amber Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Hills
- Amber Hills is located in San Bernardino County
- Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Cottage Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Gardens
- Cottage Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Crown Jewel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Jewel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Jewel
- Crown Jewel is located in San Bernardino County
- Devil Canyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devil Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Canyon
- Devil Canyon is located in San Bernardino County
- Garden Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County
- Harlem Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlem Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Harlem Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in San Bernardino County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
- Marigold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
- University Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Valley Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
- Valley Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Warm Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County
How Far From Valencia 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 community such as Valencia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valencia and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Valencia to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,238 miles [3,601.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,538 miles [12,131.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,307 miles [13,368.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valencia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Valencia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valencia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1467, Longitude: -117.2725 In this case, the coordinates for Valencia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Valencia 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'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 Valencia 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 335.45 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.189 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.073 degrees. |