Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Miami Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miami Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Miami 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 Miami Valley:
- 32.553849, -83.796917
- 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 Miami 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 Peach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Peach County
- Since Miami Valley is near Houston County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- eBird sighting report for Macon 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Miami 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.
- Bass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Dove Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Heard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hidden Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hidden Forest is located in Peach County
- Hidden Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Hidden Oaks is located in Houston County
- Houston Lake Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Lake Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Woods
- Houston Lake Woods is located in Houston County
- Indian Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lakeview
- From Miami Valley to Lakeview
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Houston County
- Neal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Ohio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (10 more) ...
- Peach Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
- Peach Valley is located in Peach County
- Pilgrim Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
- Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
- Powersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Peach County
- Quail Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
- Quail Meadow is located in Houston County
- Quail Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Settlers Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Houston County
- Sleepy Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
- Valley Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
- Valley Pines is located in Peach County
- Willow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
- Willow Lake is located in Peach County
- Peach Valley
How Far From Miami Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Miami Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Miami Valley and extending to:
- Fort Valley, which is the Seat of Peach County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Miami Valley to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Miami Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Peach County: www.peachcounty.net/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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- Miami Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miami Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5538, Longitude: -83.7969 In this case, the coordinates for Miami Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Miami 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 311.856 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.052 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.345 degrees. |