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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 Valeria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valeria 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 Valeria:
    • 41.729790, -93.325565
    • 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 Valeria
  • 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 Valeria ...

We found one communities that share the name Valeria.

Within Iowa, the name Valeria is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Valeria in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Wolfe County
      • This Valeria is located in Wolfe County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Valeria that is located in Jasper County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Valeria.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valeria ...

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.

  • Clyde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Jasper County
  • Elkhart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Enterprise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Polk County
  • Green Castle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
    • Green Castle is located in Jasper County
  • Ira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Ira is located in Jasper County
  • Ivy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
    • Ivy is located in Polk County
  • Maxwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mingo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairiebell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairiebell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairiebell
    • Prairiebell is located in Jasper County

How Far From Valeria 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 city such as Valeria to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Newton, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Valeria to Newton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valeria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valeria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7298, Longitude: -93.3256       In this case, the coordinates for Valeria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Valeria 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 318.287 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.717 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.476 degrees.




 

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