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39.61683, -119.826686
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We found six communities that share the name Golden Valley.
Within Nevada, the name Golden Valley is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Mohave County
This Golden Valley is located in Mohave County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Golden Valley that is located in Washoe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Golden Valley.
California
Los Angeles 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 California community of Golden Valley [Los Angeles County].
Minnesota
Hennepin County
This Golden Valley is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Golden Valley that is located in Washoe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Golden Valley.
North Carolina
Rutherford 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 North Carolina community of Golden Valley [Rutherford County].
North Dakota
Mercer County
This Golden Valley is located in Mercer County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Golden Valley that is located in Washoe County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Golden Valley.
Ontario
This Golden Valley lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Golden Valley that is located in Washoe County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden 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.
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 Golden Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Golden Valley and extending to:
Reno, which is the Seat of Washoe County, lies just to the South Southeast.
Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Golden Valley to Carson City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,014 miles [12,897.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Golden Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Golden Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6168, Longitude: -119.8267
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Golden 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Golden Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.223 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.879 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.557 degrees.