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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Glen
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Beech Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Brilliant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Coketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Deandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County
- Dogtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Dutch Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Fells ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Fishersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
- Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
- Forest View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Forest View is located in Jefferson County
- Georges Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
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- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Mingo Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
- Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <3>
- Overlook Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
- Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Pleasant Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Rabbit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
- Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Reeds Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
- Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Rush Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Salt Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Shank Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Stringer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sunshine Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
- Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County
- Winterdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
- Winterdale is located in Jefferson County
- Wintersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <3>
- Greentown
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<4> 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]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Valley Glen to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Glen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Glen) to Point B.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> | 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 Valley Glen 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 310.019 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.074 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.783 degrees. |