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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 Valleyview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valleyview 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 Valleyview:
    • 40.563952, -81.200104
    • 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 Valleyview
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Valleyview is near Tuscarawas County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Valleyview

Communities Also Named Valleyview ...

We found six communities that are also named Valleyview.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Valleyview.

Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Franklin County
      • This Valleyview is located in Franklin County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Valleyview that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Valleyview.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Valleyview lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Valleyview that is located in Carroll County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Valleyview lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Valleyview that is located in Carroll County.
    • Ontario
      • This Valleyview lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Valleyview that is located in Carroll County.
    • South Dakota
      • Yankton County
      • This Valleyview is located in Yankton County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valleyview that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yankton County community of Valleyview.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Valleyview is located in Rutherford County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valleyview that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Valleyview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valleyview ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Arrowhead is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Grampian Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grampian Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian Hills
  • Heritage Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hickory Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Paradise Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Paradise Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
  • Piney View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
  • Rockwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood Park is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Park
  • Sunset Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
  • Thornhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Thornhill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

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

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

  • Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Valleyview to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Valleyview) 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 Valleyview 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 Valleyview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5640, Longitude: -81.2001       In this case, the coordinates for Valleyview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.328 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.463 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.927 degrees.