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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 Miami Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Miami Valley and the surrounding area.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Miami Valley
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)
- Bass is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Dove Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dove Cove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cove
- Heard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Hidden Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hidden Forest is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hidden Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Houston Lake Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Lake Woods is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Woods
- Indian Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowdale is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Neal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neal is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ohio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Peach Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peach Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
- Pilgrim Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
- Powersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Powersville is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Quail Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Meadow is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
- Quail Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Run is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Settlers Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sleepy Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Valley Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Pines is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
- Willow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Lake is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
How Far From Miami 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 Miami Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> 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]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Miami Valley to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Miami Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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.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> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.856 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.052 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.345 degrees. |
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