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

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 35.505708, -79.221966
    • 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 Hidden 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Hidden Valley is near Chatham County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Hidden Valley

Communities Also Named Hidden Valley ...

We found 29 communities that are also named Hidden Valley.

There are three communities within North Carolina that are also named Hidden Valley.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Gaston County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Gaston County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Mecklenburg County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Transylvania County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Transylvania County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Hidden Valley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coosa County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Coosa County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Arkansas
      • Sharp County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Sharp County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Hidden Valley.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Placer County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Placer County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km] to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Hillsborough County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Floyd County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Henry County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Henry County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the west southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Lake County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Will County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Will County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Dearborn County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Calvert County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Carroll County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the north northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Charles County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Charles County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the north northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Harford County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Harford County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the north northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Minnesota
      • Washington 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 Minnesota community of Hidden Valley [Washington County].
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County and lies 2,216 miles [3,566.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Ontario
      • This Hidden Valley lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the north of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Montgomery County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Bradley County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Knox County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Knox County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Roane County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Roane County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Harris County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Vermont
      • Bennington County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Bennington County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Roanoke County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Hidden Valley.
    • West Virginia
      • Wayne County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Wayne County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hidden Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden 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.

  • Colon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Colon is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Cool Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cool Springs is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
  • Farmville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gulf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulf is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Meadow Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
  • Owls Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Owls Nest is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
  • Planters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
  • Royal Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Stoneybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Trails End
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Trails End is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
  • Tramway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tramway is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Hidden 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 Hidden Valley 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 and extending to:

  • Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Valley to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hidden Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hidden 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 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 Hidden Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5057, Longitude: -79.2220       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.289 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.525 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.788 degrees.