Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valhalla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valhalla and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valhalla
- 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 Valhalla:
- 24.742085, -80.977571
- 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 Valhalla
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Valhalla ...
We found ten communities that share the name Valhalla.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Valhalla.
Beyond Florida, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- This Valhalla lies 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Valhalla that is located in Monroe County.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- This Valhalla is located in Chowan County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Valhalla that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Valhalla.
- Polk County
- This Valhalla is located in Polk County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km] to the north of the Valhalla that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Valhalla.
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valhalla ...
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.
- Big Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Big Pine Key
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine Key
- Big Pine Key is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pine Key <5>
- Craig ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Duck Key
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Key
- Duck Key is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck Key <5>
- Long Key
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Key
- Long Key is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Key <5>
- Marathon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Marathon is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <5>
- Marathon Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Shores
- Marathon Shores is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon Shores <5>
- Pigeon Key
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Key
- Pigeon Key is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Key <5>
How Far From Valhalla 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 Valhalla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valhalla and extending to:
- Key West, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valhalla to Key West, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,337 miles [11,807.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valhalla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Valhalla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valhalla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 24.7421, Longitude: -80.9776 In this case, the coordinates for Valhalla 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 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 Valhalla 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> | 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 Valhalla, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Valhalla to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.80 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.60 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.081 degrees. |