Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valencia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valencia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valencia
- 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 Valencia:
- 39.078611, -95.876376
- 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 Valencia
- 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 Shawnee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shawnee County
- Since Valencia is near Wabaunsee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wabaunsee County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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
Communities Also Named Valencia ...
We found eight communities that share the name Valencia.
Within Kansas, the name Valencia is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Valencia is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<1> to the west of the Valencia that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Valencia.
- Orange 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 California community of Valencia [Orange County].
- San Bernardino County
- This Valencia is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km] to the west of the Valencia that is located in Shawnee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Valencia.
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valencia ...
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.
- Big Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Douglas County
- Carbondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
- Emmett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <4>
- Grantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Harveyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Maple Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <4>
- Mineral Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Rock Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Silver Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
How Far From Valencia 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 Valencia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valencia and extending to:
- Topeka, which is the Seat of Shawnee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valencia to Topeka, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,366 miles [11,854.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,258 miles [8,461.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valencia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valencia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valencia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0786, Longitude: -95.8764 In this case, the coordinates for Valencia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Valencia 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Valencia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.921 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.259 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.309 degrees. |