Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley
- 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:
- 40.865614, -80.948144
- 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
- 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
- Since Valley is near Mahoning County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- eBird sighting report for Stark 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
Communities Also Named Valley ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Valley.
Within Ohio, the name Valley is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 30 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Valley.
- Hodgeman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Valley [Hodgeman County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Valley [Shawnee County].
- Trego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Valley [Trego County].
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Valley.
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Valley [Lewis County].
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Carroll County
- This Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Valley.
- Yazoo County
- This Valley is located in Yazoo County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the southwest of the Valley that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Valley.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Valley lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley that is located in Columbiana County.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Valley is located in Hunterdon County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east of the Valley that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Valley.
- Middlesex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Valley [Middlesex County].
- Passaic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Valley [Passaic County].
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Valley lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley that is located in Columbiana County.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Valley [Chester County].
- Clarion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Valley [Clarion County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Valley lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley that is located in Columbiana County.
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Alliance Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Damascus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
- Homeworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeworth
- Homeworth is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homeworth <4>
- Longs Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossing
- Longs Crossing is located in Columbiana County
- Maple Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- New Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- New Garden is located in Columbiana County
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Columbiana County
- Yankee Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Crossing
- Yankee Crossing is located in Mahoning County
How Far From Valley 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 community such as Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley and extending to:
- Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valley to Lisbon, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 247 miles [397.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,570 miles [7,354.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8656, Longitude: -80.9481 In this case, the coordinates for Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Valley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.157 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.315 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.704 degrees. |