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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 Valley Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Glen 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 Valley Glen:
- 40.308928, -80.685956
- 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 Valley Glen
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Valley Glen is near Brooke County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Valley Glen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Glen ...
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.
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Beech Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brilliant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Coketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coketown is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketown
- Deandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Dutch Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Fells ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
- Fishersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
- Forest View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Georges Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Overlook Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
- Pleasant Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Rabbit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
- Reeds Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rush Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rush Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Salt Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
- Shank Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Stringer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stringer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Sunshine Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
- Winterdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
- Wintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Valley Glen to ...
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 Valley Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Valley Glen and extending to:
- Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Valley Glen to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Valley Glen 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 Valley Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3089, Longitude: -80.6860 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.019 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.074 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.783 degrees. |
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