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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hills:
    • 41.595884, -83.561045
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Valley Hills is near Lucas County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Hills

Communities Also Named Valley Hills ...

We found six communities that are also named Valley Hills.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Valley Hills.

Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Portage County
      • This Valley Hills is located in Portage County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Valley Hills that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Valley Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This Valley Hills is located in Coffee County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the south of the Valley Hills that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Valley Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the south of the Valley Hills that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Valley Hills.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley Hills that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Valley Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Valley Hills is located in Baltimore County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Valley Hills that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Valley Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Valley Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the south of the Valley Hills that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Valley Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Hills ...

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.

  • Air Line Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
  • Frances Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
  • Freemans Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
  • Grassy Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Hobart
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hobart is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Holiday Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Indian Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Island View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Island View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Lime City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lime City is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
  • Mound View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mound View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound View
  • Moundview Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Moundview Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundview Park
  • Parliament Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parliament Place is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pheasant Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Ranch Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
    • Stanley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Stanley is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Vulcan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vulcan is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From Valley Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Hills and extending to:

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Hills to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Valley Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5959, Longitude: -83.5610       In this case, the coordinates for Valley Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.783 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.271 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.676 degrees.