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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 Vallonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vallonia 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 Vallonia:
- 39.960351, -80.829811
- 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 Vallonia
- 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Since Vallonia is near Marshall County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Vallonia
Communities Also Named Vallonia ...
We found three communities that are also named Vallonia.
Within Ohio, the name Vallonia is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Jackson County
- This Vallonia is located in Jackson County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vallonia that is located in Belmont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Vallonia.
- Kansas
- Decatur 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 Vallonia [Decatur County].
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford 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 Vallonia [Crawford County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vallonia ...
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.
- Anvil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Businessburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Businessburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Businessburg
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Grave Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grave Creek is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Creek
- Homeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homeside is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeside
- Jacobsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Key
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Key is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Moundsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mozart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mozart is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
- Mozart Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Vallonia 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 Vallonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vallonia and extending to:
- Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vallonia to Saint Clairsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west (W). 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 215 miles [346 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,602 miles [7,406.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Vallonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Vallonia 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Vallonia 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 Vallonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9604, Longitude: -80.8298 In this case, the coordinates for Vallonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.123 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.139 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.971 degrees. |
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