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

When in Green Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green 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 Green Valley:
    • 38.551191, -82.705164
    • 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 Green Valley
  • 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 Green Valley ...

We found 47 communities that share the name Green Valley.

There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Green Valley.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 45 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 45 communities, 46 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Knox County
      • This Green Valley is located in Knox County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the north of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Green Valley.
    • Wayne County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Wayne County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Green Valley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Green Valley [Etowah County].
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Green Valley [Jefferson County].
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Green Valley is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Green Valley.
    • Arizona
      • Pima County
      • This Green Valley is located in Pima County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the west of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Green Valley.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Green Valley [El Dorado County].
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Green Valley is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,985 miles [3,194.5 km]<1> to the west of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Green Valley.
      • Solano County
      • This Green Valley is located in Solano County and lies 1,985 miles [3,194.5 km] to the west of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Green Valley.
      • Sonoma County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Green Valley [Sonoma County].
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Green Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Green Valley.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Green Valley is located in New Castle County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Green Valley.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the south of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Green Valley.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Green Valley [DuPage County].
      • Tazewell County
      • This Green Valley is located in Tazewell County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Green Valley.
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Green Valley is located in Johnson County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Green Valley.
    • Iowa
      • Decatur County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Green Valley [Decatur County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Green Valley is located in Lawrence County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Green Valley.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Green Valley is located in Frederick County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the east of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Green Valley.
      • Harford County
      • This Green Valley is located in Harford County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east northeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Green Valley.
    • Minnesota
      • Lyon County
      • This Green Valley is located in Lyon County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Green Valley.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Green Valley [Jackson County].
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • This Green Valley is located in Ashe County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Green Valley.
      • Guilford County
      • This Green Valley is located in Guilford County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the southeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Green Valley.
    • Ontario
      • This Green Valley lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Green Valley [Allegheny County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Green Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Green Valley.
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Green Valley is located in Kershaw County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Green Valley.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Green Valley is located in Pennington County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Green Valley.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Green Valley is located in Blount County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Green Valley.
      • Knox County
      • This Green Valley is located in Knox County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the south southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Green Valley.
      • Macon County
      • This Green Valley is located in Macon County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Green Valley.
      • Putnam County
      • This Green Valley is located in Putnam County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Green Valley.
      • Robertson County
      • This Green Valley is located in Robertson County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Green Valley.
      • Washington County
      • This Green Valley is located in Washington County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the south of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Green Valley.
      • Williamson County
      • This Green Valley is located in Williamson County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Green Valley.
    • Texas
      • Denton County
      • This Green Valley is located in Denton County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Green Valley.
      • Guadalupe County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Green Valley.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Green Valley.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Green Valley is located in Arlington County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the east of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Green Valley.
      • Bath County
      • This Green Valley is located in Bath County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Green Valley.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Green Valley is located in Roanoke County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the east southeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Green Valley.
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Green Valley [Washington County].
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Green Valley is located in Kanawha County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Green Valley.
      • Mercer County
      • This Green Valley is located in Mercer County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the southeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Green Valley.
      • Nicholas County
      • This Green Valley is located in Nicholas County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Green Valley.
    • Wisconsin
      • Shawano County
      • This Green Valley is located in Shawano County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Green Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.

  • Coal Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Flatwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <5>
  • Forestdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Forestdale is located in Lawrence County
  • Greenup
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
    • Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <5>
  • Hanging Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Ironville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Ironville is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Ohio Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Furnace
    • Ohio Furnace is located in Scioto County
  • Raceland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Raceland Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Raceland Junction is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Three Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
    • Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County
  • Vesuvius ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesuvius have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
    • Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
  • Vesuvius Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vesuvius Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius Furnace
    • Vesuvius Furnace is located in Lawrence County

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

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

  • Ironton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Green Valley to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Green Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5512, Longitude: -82.7052       In this case, the coordinates for Green Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Green Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Green 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.
<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 Green Valley 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 311.314 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.288 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.266 degrees.









 

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