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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.
- 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:
- 43.840006, -116.989381
- 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 Apple 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 Canyon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Canyon County
- Since Apple Valley is near Malheur County and also Payette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Malheur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Payette 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 Apple Valley
Communities Also Named Apple Valley ...
We found ten communities that are also named Apple Valley.
Within Idaho, the name Apple Valley is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Apple Valley is located in San Bernardino County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the south of the Apple Valley that is located in Canyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Apple Valley.
- Georgia
- Jackson County
- This Apple Valley is located in Jackson County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km]<1> to the east of the Apple Valley that is located in Canyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Apple Valley.
- Richmond County
- This Apple Valley is located in Richmond County and lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km] to the east of the Apple Valley that is located in Canyon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond 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 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the east of the Apple Valley that is located in Canyon 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 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Apple Valley that is located in Canyon 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 2,023 miles [3,255.7 km]<1> to the east of the Apple Valley that is located in Canyon 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 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Apple Valley that is located in Canyon 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 507 miles [815.9 km] to the south southeast of the Apple Valley that is located in Canyon 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.
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Central Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Central Cove is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cove
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gayway Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gayway Corner is located in Payette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayway Corner
- Greenleaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Little Rock is located in Gem County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Paris ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Rookstool Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rookstool Corner is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookstool Corner
- Sand Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
How Far From Apple 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 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:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Canyon County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Apple Valley to Caldwell, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,077 miles [3,342.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 82 days and walking would take 118 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Apple Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 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> | 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 Apple 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 Apple Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8400, Longitude: -116.9894 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.615 degrees. |
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