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Communities Also Named River Valley ...

We found four communities that share the name River Valley.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named River Valley.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these three communities, one is located in Canada and the other three communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for River Valley #1
      • This River Valley lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the southeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Pennington County
      • This River Valley is located in Pennington County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of River Valley.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This River Valley is located in Allegheny County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of River Valley.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This River Valley is located in Weber County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of River Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River 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.

  • Cache Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp White Bear
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp White Bear came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp White Bear
  • Crystal Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Field
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Field <2>
  • Garden Village
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Village <2>
  • Kipling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipling came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
  • Meadowside
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowside
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadowside <2>
  • Sturgeon Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon Falls came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Falls
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon Falls <2>

How Far From River 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 River Valley to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from River Valley to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,315 miles [6,944.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 from Point A (ie- River Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5891, Longitude: -80.1796    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 River 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 309.232 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.162 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.053 degrees.









 

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