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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hills:
- 32.527089, -92.232638
- 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 Valley Hills
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- Since Valley Hills is near Union Parish and also Lincoln Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
- 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 Valley Hills
Communities Also Named Valley Hills ...
We found six communities that are also named Valley Hills.
Within Louisiana, the name Valley Hills is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Valley Hills is located in Coffee County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the east of the Valley Hills that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Valley Hills.
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the east of the Valley Hills that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Valley Hills.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Valley Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley Hills that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Valley Hills.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Valley Hills is located in Portage County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Valley Hills that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Valley Hills.
- Wood County
- This Valley Hills is located in Wood County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km] to the north northeast of the Valley Hills that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Valley Hills.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley Hills that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Valley Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Hills ...
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.
- Drew
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Drew is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Green Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Hillside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillside Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Pine Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Rockthrow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockthrow is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockthrow
- Royal Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Royal Pines is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Sunshine Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunshine Heights is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Heights
How Far From Valley Hills 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 Valley Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Hills and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the East.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Valley Hills to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,542 miles [12,137.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5271, Longitude: -92.2326 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.942 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.944 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.708 degrees. |
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