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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 Valley Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Junction and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Valley Junction:
    • 45.062058, -123.572054
    • 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 Valley Junction
  • 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 Valley Junction ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Valley Junction.

Within Oregon, the name Valley Junction is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • This Valley Junction is located in Shelby County and lies 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km]<1> to the east of the Valley Junction that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Valley Junction.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Valley Junction is located in Drew County and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Valley Junction that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Valley Junction.
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair 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 Illinois community of Valley Junction [Saint Clair County].
    • Iowa
      • Polk County
      • This Valley Junction is located in Polk County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the east of the Valley Junction that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Valley Junction.
    • North Dakota
      • LaMoure 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 North Dakota community of Valley Junction [LaMoure County].
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Valley Junction is located in Hamilton County and lies 2,008 miles [3,231.6 km]<1> to the east of the Valley Junction that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Valley Junction.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km] to the east of the Valley Junction that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Valley Junction.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lackawanna 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 Valley Junction [Lackawanna County].
      • York County
      • This Valley Junction is located in York County and lies 2,373 miles [3,819 km]<1> to the east of the Valley Junction that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Valley Junction.
    • Texas
      • Robertson County
      • This Valley Junction is located in Robertson County and lies 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Valley Junction that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Valley Junction.
    • Wisconsin
      • Monroe County
      • This Valley Junction is located in Monroe County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the east of the Valley Junction that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Valley Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Junction ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Tillamook County
  • Ellendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Ellendale is located in Polk County
  • Falls City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Cabin Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Cabin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Cabin Corner
    • Four Cabin Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Gold Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
    • Gold Creek is located in Polk County
  • Happy Hollow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
    • Happy Hollow is located in Tillamook County
  • Rose Lodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Salt Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
    • Salt Creek is located in Polk County
  • Tucker ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Polk County

How Far From Valley Junction 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 Valley Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dallas, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Junction to Dallas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,392 miles [3,849.6 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 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,720 miles [12,424.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0621, Longitude: -123.5721       In this case, the coordinates for Valley Junction 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 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 Valley Junction 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>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.
<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 Valley Junction 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 341.77 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.352 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.728 degrees.




 

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