Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valleytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valleytown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valleytown
- 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 Valleytown:
- 35.194255, -83.806566
- 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 Valleytown
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Valleytown is near Graham County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Graham County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Valleytown ...
We found one communities that share the name Valleytown.
Within North Carolina, the name Valleytown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Valleytown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Phillips County
- This Valleytown is located in Phillips County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Valleytown that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Valleytown.
- Montana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valleytown ...
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.
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Coalville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fires Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fires Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fires Creek
- Fires Creek is located in Clay County
- Jones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Jones Mill is located in Cherokee County
- Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Marble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <3>
- Milltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Robbinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
- Robbinsville is located in Graham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <3>
- Sweetgum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Valleytown 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 Valleytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valleytown and extending to:
- Murphy, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valleytown to Murphy, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valleytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valleytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valleytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1943, Longitude: -83.8066 In this case, the coordinates for Valleytown 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 Valleytown 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 311.958 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.542 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.692 degrees. |