Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountain Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Valley
- 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 Mountain Valley:
- 37.661480, -83.268788
- 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 Mountain 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
- Since Mountain Valley is near Magoffin County and also Wolfe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Magoffin County
- eBird sighting report for Wolfe 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 Mountain Valley ...
We found six communities that share the name Mountain Valley.
Within Kentucky, the name Mountain Valley is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mountain Valley [Walker County].
- Arkansas
- Garland County
- This Mountain Valley is located in Garland County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mountain Valley that is located in Breathitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Mountain Valley.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Mountain Valley is located in Henderson County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Mountain Valley that is located in Breathitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Mountain Valley.
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mountain Valley [Lackawanna County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Mountain Valley is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mountain Valley that is located in Breathitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Mountain Valley.
- Virginia
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mountain Valley [Henry County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain 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.
- Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Fritz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Guage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Keck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lee City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Right Middle Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Right Middle Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Right Middle Fork
- Right Middle Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Road Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Rock Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Rosefork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Wheel Rim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Wheelrim Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelrim Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelrim Fork
- Wheelrim Fork is located in Morgan County
- Wolf Pen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mountain Valley 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 community such as Mountain Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Valley and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Valley to Jackson, 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 348 miles [560.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mountain Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Mountain Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6615, Longitude: -83.2688 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mountain 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Mountain Valley 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 311.665 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.559 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.78 degrees. |