Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valleywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valleywood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valleywood
- 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 Valleywood:
- 39.722837, -84.074936
- 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 Valleywood
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Valleywood is near Montgomery County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Valleywood ...
We found three communities that share the name Valleywood.
Within Ohio, the name Valleywood is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Valleywood is located in Baltimore County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the east of the Valleywood that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Valleywood.
- Wicomico 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 Maryland community of Valleywood [Wicomico County].
- Virginia
- Prince William 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 Virginia community of Valleywood [Prince William County].
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valleywood ...
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.
- Alpha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Beavercreek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
- Beavercreek is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <4>
- Beavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in Montgomery County
- Fairborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
- Fairborn is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <4>
- Far Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Greene County
- Hearthstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hearthstone is located in Montgomery County
- New Germany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Germany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- New Germany is located in Greene County
- Park Hills Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills Crossing
- Park Hills Crossing is located in Greene County
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Shakertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
- Shakertown is located in Montgomery County
- Short Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
- Short Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Walnut Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Valleywood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Valleywood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valleywood and extending to:
- Xenia, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Valleywood to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,750 miles [7,644.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valleywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greene County: www.co.greene.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Valleywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valleywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7228, Longitude: -84.0749 In this case, the coordinates for Valleywood 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Valleywood 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Valleywood 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 312.152 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.416 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.517 degrees. |