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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 Twin Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin 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 Twin Valley:
- 38.790353, -82.952395
- 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 Twin 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 Scioto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
- Since Twin Valley is near Greenup County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenup County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Twin Valley
Communities Also Named Twin Valley ...
We found three communities that are also named Twin Valley.
Within Ohio, the name Twin Valley is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Norman County
- This Twin Valley is located in Norman County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twin Valley that is located in Scioto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norman County community of Twin Valley.
- Saskatchewan
- This Twin Valley lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twin Valley that is located in Scioto County.
- Tennessee
- Sumner County
- This Twin Valley is located in Sumner County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Twin Valley that is located in Scioto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Twin Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin 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.
- Clarktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarktown is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Dry Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dry Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Eden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eden Park is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Fair Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Kirkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Limeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Lucasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Purdy Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Rubyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rubyville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubyville
- Rushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rushtown is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
How Far From Twin Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Twin Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Valley and extending to:
- Portsmouth, which is the Seat of Scioto County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Twin 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 5 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 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin 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 Twin 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 Twin Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7904, Longitude: -82.9524 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.463 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.493 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.301 degrees. |
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