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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 Sugar Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Valley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sugar Valley:
- 39.692273, -84.713010
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sugar 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 Preble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preble County
- Since Sugar Valley is near Union County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sugar Valley
Communities Also Named Sugar Valley ...
We found five communities that are also named Sugar Valley.
Within Ohio, the name Sugar Valley is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gordon County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Gordon County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the south of the Sugar Valley that is located in Preble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Sugar Valley.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the east of the Sugar Valley that is located in Preble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sugar Valley.
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sugar Valley that is located in Preble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Sugar Valley.
- West Virginia
- Pleasants County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the east of the Sugar Valley that is located in Preble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Sugar Valley.
- Preston County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Preston County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east of the Sugar Valley that is located in Preble County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Sugar Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar 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.
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claysburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Claysburg is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysburg
- Fairhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fosterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fosterville is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Muttonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muttonville is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
- Oklahoma ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Ransom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Sampleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sampleville is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampleville
- Wheatville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wheatville is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
How Far From Sugar 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 Sugar Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sugar Valley and extending to:
- Eaton, which is the Seat of Preble County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Sugar Valley to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sugar Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sugar Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugar Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6923, Longitude: -84.7130 In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.556 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.872 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.819 degrees. |
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