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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 Happy Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Happy 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 Happy Valley:
    • 33.364585, -82.465960
    • 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 Happy 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 Happy Valley ...

We found 31 communities that share the name Happy Valley.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Happy Valley.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 29 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Hall County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Hall County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Happy Valley.
    • Walker County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Walker County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Happy Valley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Happy Valley lies 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Happy Valley lies 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Happy Valley [Calaveras County].
      • El Dorado County
      • This Happy Valley is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Happy Valley.
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,042 miles [3,286.3 km] to the west northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Happy Valley.
      • Shasta County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Shasta County and lies 2,238 miles [3,601.7 km] to the west northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Happy Valley.
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Escambia County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Happy Valley.
    • Hawaii
      • This Happy Valley lies 4,540 miles [7,306.4 km]<1> to the west of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Happy Valley.
    • Missouri
      • Harrison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Happy Valley [Harrison County].
    • Montana
      • Flathead County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Happy Valley [Flathead County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Hillsborough County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Happy Valley.
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Happy Valley [Eddy County].
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Oswego County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Happy Valley.
      • Rockland County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Rockland County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the northeast of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Happy Valley.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Happy Valley.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the north of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Happy Valley.
      • Caldwell County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Caldwell County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the north northeast of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Happy Valley.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Happy Valley.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Happy Valley.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Luzerne County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Happy Valley.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Blount County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Happy Valley.
      • Carter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Happy Valley [Carter County].
    • Texas
      • Nacogdoches County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Happy Valley.
      • Taylor County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Taylor County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the west of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Happy Valley.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Happy Valley.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Campbell County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Happy Valley.
    • Washington
      • Clallam County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Clallam County and lies 2,321 miles [3,735.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Happy Valley.
      • Whatcom County
      • This Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km] to the northwest of the Happy Valley that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Happy Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Happy 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.

  • Boneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
    • Cedar Rock is located in Warren County
  • David ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for David have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
    • David is located in Glascock County
  • Dearing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Glascock County
  • Harlem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
    • Harts is located in Glascock County
  • Plainview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Warren County
  • Sawdust
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Sawdust is located in Columbia County
  • Silvertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
    • Silvertown is located in Warren County
  • Stones Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossroads
    • Stones Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Three Points
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
    • Three Points is located in McDuffie County

How Far From Happy 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 community such as Happy Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Happy Valley and extending to:

  • Thomson, which is the Seat of McDuffie County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Happy Valley to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Happy 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Happy Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Happy Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3646, Longitude: -82.4660       In this case, the coordinates for Happy Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Happy Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Happy 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Happy Valley 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 311.125 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.324 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.644 degrees.




 

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