Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valhalla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valhalla and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valhalla
- 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 Valhalla:
- 35.224836, -82.264560
- 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 Valhalla
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Valhalla is near Greenville County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Valhalla ...
We found ten communities that share the name Valhalla.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Valhalla.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Valhalla is located in Hillsborough County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the south of the Valhalla that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Valhalla.
- Monroe County
- This Valhalla is located in Monroe County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km] to the south of the Valhalla that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Valhalla.
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- This Valhalla lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Valhalla that is located in Polk County.
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valhalla ...
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.
- Burnt Chimney Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney Corner
- Burnt Chimney Corner is located in Polk County
- Butt Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butt Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Mountain
- Butt Mountain is located in Henderson County
- Chestnut Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Springs
- Chestnut Springs is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
- Five Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Henderson County
- Glassy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Mount Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Valley
- Mount Valley is located in Polk County
- Mountain Page
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Page have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Page
- Mountain Page is located in Henderson County
- Tryon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Tryon is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <5>
- Upward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Upward is located in Henderson County
How Far From Valhalla 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 Valhalla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valhalla and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Valhalla to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valhalla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.polknc.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valhalla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valhalla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2248, Longitude: -82.2646 In this case, the coordinates for Valhalla 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 Valhalla 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Valhalla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Valhalla to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.049 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.501 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.065 degrees. |