Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wood Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wood Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wood 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 Wood Valley:
- 40.618889, -82.977222
- 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 Wood 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Wood Valley is near Morrow County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morrow County
- eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Wood Valley ...
We found six communities that share the name Wood Valley.
Within Ohio, the name Wood Valley is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Wood Valley is located in Bibb County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the south of the Wood Valley that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Wood Valley.
- Fulton County
- This Wood Valley is located in Fulton County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the south of the Wood Valley that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Wood Valley.
- Lowndes County
- This Wood Valley is located in Lowndes County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the south of the Wood Valley that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Wood Valley.
- Paulding County
- This Wood Valley is located in Paulding County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km] to the south southwest of the Wood Valley that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Wood Valley.
- Troup County
- This Wood Valley is located in Troup County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the south southwest of the Wood Valley that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Wood Valley.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Wood Valley is located in Aiken County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the south of the Wood Valley that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Wood Valley.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood 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.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Climax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Edison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <3>
- Iberia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Marion County
- Surprise ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Wood Valley 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 Wood Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wood Valley and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Wood Valley to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wood Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wood Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wood Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6189, Longitude: -82.9772 In this case, the coordinates for Wood Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Wood Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.441 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.737 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.726 degrees. |