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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Paradise Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradise 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 Paradise Valley:
    • 41.493953, -117.534406
    • 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 Paradise Valley
  • 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Humboldt 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 Paradise Valley ...

We found eight communities that share the name Paradise Valley.

There is one other community in Nevada which is also named Paradise Valley.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Nevada ...
    • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Paradise Valley [Clark County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Paradise Valley lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Paradise Valley that is located in Humboldt County.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Paradise Valley is located in Maricopa County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Paradise Valley that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Paradise Valley.
    • British Columbia
      • This Paradise Valley lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Paradise Valley that is located in Humboldt County.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Paradise Valley [Clarke County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Monroe County
      • This Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County and lies 2,169 miles [3,490.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Paradise Valley that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Paradise Valley.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Paradise Valley is located in Harris County and lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Paradise Valley that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Paradise Valley.
    • Wyoming
      • Natrona County
      • This Paradise Valley is located in Natrona County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Paradise Valley that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natrona County community of Paradise Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise 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.

  • Amos ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
    • Amos is located in Humboldt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Amos
    • From Paradise Valley to Amos
  • Daveytown ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • National ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
    • National is located in Humboldt County
  • Paradise Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Queen City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Queen City is located in Humboldt County
  • Rebel Creek ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebel Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Creek
    • Rebel Creek is located in Humboldt County
  • Spring City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
    • Spring City is located in Humboldt County
  • Willow Point ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
    • Willow Point is located in Humboldt County

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

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

  • Winnemucca, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paradise Valley to Winnemucca, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 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 7,849 miles [12,631.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Paradise 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Paradise Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paradise Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4940, Longitude: -117.5344    
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 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 Paradise 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 336.516 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.967 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.09 degrees.




 

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