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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 Hi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Hi 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 Hi:
- 40.314107, -83.681642
- 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 Hi
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Valley Hi is near Champaign County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Hi
Communities Also Named Valley Hi ...
We found three communities that are also named Valley Hi.
Within Ohio, the name Valley Hi is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Valley Hi is located in Fulton County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the east of the Valley Hi that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Valley Hi.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Valley Hi is located in Bexar County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley Hi that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Valley Hi.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Valley Hi is located in Davis County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley Hi that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Valley Hi.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Hi ...
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.
- Cable
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cable is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Kingscreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Pottersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Valley Hi 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 village such as Valley Hi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Hi and extending to:
- Bellefontaine, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Valley Hi to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 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- Valley Hi) 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 Valley Hi 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 Hi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3141, Longitude: -83.6816 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.894 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.208 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.151 degrees. |
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