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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Springs 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 Valley Springs:
    • 35.512892, -82.520955
    • 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 Valley Springs
  • 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 Valley Springs ...

We found three communities that share the name Valley Springs.

Within North Carolina, the name Valley Springs is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Boone County
      • This Valley Springs is located in Boone County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west of the Valley Springs that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Valley Springs.
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This Valley Springs is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley Springs that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Valley Springs.
    • South Dakota
      • Minnehaha County
      • This Valley Springs is located in Minnehaha County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Valley Springs that is located in Buncombe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Valley Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Springs ...

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.

  • Dogwood Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Grove
    • Dogwood Grove is located in Buncombe County
  • Gashes Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gashes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashes Creek
    • Gashes Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Goodluck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodluck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
    • Goodluck is located in Henderson County
  • Happy Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Happy Valley is located in Buncombe County
  • Haw Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Haw Creek is located in Buncombe County
  • Hazel Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County
  • Hoopers Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Creek
    • Hoopers Creek is located in Henderson County
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Buncombe County
  • Mountainbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
    • Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County
  • Murphy Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
    • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
  • Rolling Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
    • Rolling Green is located in Buncombe County
  • Rosebank Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Park
    • Rosebank Park is located in Buncombe County
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    • Royal Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
      • Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
    • Sand Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
      • Sand Hill is located in Buncombe County
    • Skyland
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
      • Skyland is located in Buncombe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skyland <3>
    • Spring Time
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Time have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Time
      • Spring Time is located in Buncombe County
    • Sulphur Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County

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

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

  • Asheville, which is the Seat of Buncombe County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Valley Springs 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 381 miles [613.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5129, Longitude: -82.5210       In this case, the coordinates for Valley Springs 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'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 Valley Springs 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 311.203 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.72 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.087 degrees.









 

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