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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:
    • 35.222893, -82.679291
    • 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
  • 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 ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Hidden Valley.

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

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout 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 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Lee County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Lee County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Mecklenburg County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Hidden Valley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coosa County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Coosa County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 2,117 miles [3,407 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 2,120 miles [3,411.8 km] to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the south of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 524 miles [843.3 km] to the north northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 436 miles [701.7 km] to the northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 398 miles [640.5 km] to the northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 454 miles [730.6 km] to the northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Ontario
      • This Hidden Valley lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Montgomery County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west northwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the north of the Hidden Valley that is located in Transylvania 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.

  • Falls Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
    • Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Glen Cannon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
    • Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
  • Knob Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
    • Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
  • Knob Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
    • Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
  • Knob Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
    • Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
  • Seven Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
  • Stoney Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
    • Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
  • Sweetwater Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
    • Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County

How Far From Hidden Valley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:

  • Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hidden Valley to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hidden Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hidden Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2229, Longitude: -82.6793       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.292 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.781 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.231 degrees.




 

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