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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 ...
  • 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:
    • 34.158720, -83.509330
    • 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
  • 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.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Apple Valley.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Richmond County
      • This Apple Valley is located in Richmond County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Apple Valley that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Apple Valley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Apple Valley is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,911 miles [3,075.5 km]<1> to the west of the Apple Valley that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Apple Valley.
    • Idaho
      • Canyon County
      • This Apple Valley is located in Canyon County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Apple Valley that is located in Jackson 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 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Apple Valley that is located in Jackson 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 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Apple Valley that is located in Jackson 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 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east of the Apple Valley that is located in Jackson 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 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Apple Valley that is located in Jackson 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 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km] to the west northwest of the Apple Valley that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Apple Valley.

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.

  • Arcade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
    • Arcade is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Jackson County
  • Commerce
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
    • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Banks County
  • Grove Level
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Level
    • Grove Level is located in Jackson County
  • Holders
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holders have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders
    • Holders is located in Jackson County
  • Hurricane Shoals ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Shoals
    • Hurricane Shoals is located in Jackson County
  • Maysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Stone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Stone
    • Red Stone is located in Jackson County

How Far From Apple 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 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:

  • Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Apple Valley to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Apple Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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- 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: 34.1587, Longitude: -83.5093       In this case, the coordinates for Apple Valley 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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'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 Apple 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 311.754 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.16 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.841 degrees.









 

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