Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Center
- 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 Valley Center:
- 37.832015, -97.364293
- 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 Valley Center
- 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 Sedgwick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sedgwick County
- Since Valley Center is near Harvey County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harvey County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Valley Center ...
We found four communities that share the name Valley Center.
Within Kansas, the name Valley Center is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Valley Center is located in San Diego County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the west of the Valley Center that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Valley Center.
- Michigan
- Sanilac County
- This Valley Center is located in Sanilac County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley Center that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Valley Center.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley Center that is located in Sedgwick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Valley Center.
- Virginia
- Highland 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 Virginia community of Valley Center [Highland County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Center ...
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.
- Bonnie Brae
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brae have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brae
- Bonnie Brae is located in Sedgwick County
- Cessna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Cow Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Maize
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
- Maize is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <4>
- Meadowview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Sedgwick County
- Park City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rolling Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Sedgwick County
- Sand Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Harvey County
How Far From Valley Center 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 city such as Valley Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Center and extending to:
- Wichita, which is the Seat of Sedgwick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Center to Wichita, 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,483 miles [12,042.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Valley Center: www.valleycenterks.org/
The official website for Sedgwick County: www.sedgwickcounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Valley Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8320, Longitude: -97.3643 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Center 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Valley Center 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 Valley Center 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 320.859 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.192 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.256 degrees. |