Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Valeene, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valeene and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Valeene

• 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 Valeene:
  • 38.438947, -86.397206
  • 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 Valeene

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Valeene is near Crawford County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Valeene

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valeene ...

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.

• Bacon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bacon is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
• English
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <1>
• Ethel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ethel is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
• Fargo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fargo is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
• Hogtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hogtown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogtown
• Milltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Milltown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <1>
• Pilot Knob
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
• Stampers Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stampers Creek is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers Creek
• Temple
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Temple is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
• Trotter Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Valeene and extending to:

• Paoli, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valeene to Paoli, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'