Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Park Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Park 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 Park Valley:
- 37.077575, -83.778876
- 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 Park 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Park Valley is near Knox County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Park Valley ...
We found one communities that share the name Park Valley.
Within Kentucky, the name Park Valley is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Park Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Park Valley is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Park Valley that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Park Valley.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park 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.
- Bluehole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Goose Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Pigeonroost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeonroost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
- Upper Horse Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Horse Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Horse Creek
- Upper Horse Creek is located in Clay County
- Urban
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Park 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 Park Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park Valley and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Park Valley to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0776, Longitude: -83.7789 In this case, the coordinates for Park Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Park Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.973 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.829 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.167 degrees. |