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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 Hidden Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Valley Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Hidden Valley Estates
  • 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 Hidden Valley Estates:
    • 35.275698, -80.774792
    • 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 Hidden Valley Estates
  • 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 Hidden Valley Estates ...

We found five communities that share the name Hidden Valley Estates.

Within North Carolina, the name Hidden Valley Estates is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Hidden Valley Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley Estates that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Hidden Valley Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hidden Valley Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley Estates that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hidden Valley Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Hidden Valley Estates is located in Chesterfield County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Valley Estates that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Hidden Valley Estates.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Hidden Valley Estates is located in Roanoke City and lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the north northeast of the Hidden Valley Estates that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Hidden Valley Estates.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • This Hidden Valley Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hidden Valley Estates that is located in Mecklenburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Hidden Valley Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Valley Estates ...

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.

  • Crater Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crater Park
    • Crater Park is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Embassy East
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embassy East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embassy East
    • Embassy East is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Evergreen Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
    • Evergreen Park is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Grove Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Hope Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Park
    • Hope Park is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Junker
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junker
    • Junker is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Lynn Lee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
    • Lynn Lee is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Poplar Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
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    • Ravenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Ridgeview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
      • Ridgeview is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Sugar Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
      • Sugar Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Tryon Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon Hills
      • Tryon Hills is located in Mecklenburg County
    • University Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
      • University Place is located in Mecklenburg County

How Far From Hidden Valley Estates 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 Hidden Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hidden Valley Estates and extending to:

  • Charlotte, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hidden Valley Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hidden Valley Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hidden Valley Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hidden Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2757, Longitude: -80.7748       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Valley Estates 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 Hidden Valley Estates 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 310.182 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.515 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.463 degrees.









 

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