Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valle Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valle Vista and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valle Vista
- 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 Valle Vista:
- 45.599005, -122.891214
- 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 Valle Vista
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Valle Vista is near Multnomah County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Valle Vista ...
We found four communities that share the name Valle Vista.
Within Oregon, the name Valle Vista is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Valle Vista [Alameda County].
- Contra Costa County
- This Valle Vista is located in Contra Costa County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<2> to the south of the Valle Vista that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Valle Vista.
- Riverside County
- This Valle Vista is located in Riverside County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the south southeast of the Valle Vista that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Valle Vista.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Valle Vista is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Valle Vista that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Valle Vista.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valle Vista ...
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.
- Bethany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Bonny Slope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Slope
- Bonny Slope is located in Multnomah County
- Forest Grove Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Junction
- Forest Grove Junction is located in Washington County
- Merle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Plainview ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - River Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- River Junction is located in Multnomah County
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Rockcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - United Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for United Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Junction
- United Junction is located in Multnomah County
How Far From Valle Vista to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Valle Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valle Vista and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Valle Vista to Salem, 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 2,355 miles [3,790 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,675 miles [12,351.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valle Vista. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Valle Vista 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Valle Vista) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valle Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5990, Longitude: -122.8912 In this case, the coordinates for Valle Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Valle Vista 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 341.233 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.749 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.257 degrees. |