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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 Deep Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep Valley 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 Deep Valley:
    • 39.754804, -80.469521
    • 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 Deep 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Deep Valley is near Marshall County and also Wetzel 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 Wetzel 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 Deep Valley

Communities Also Named Deep Valley ...

We found three communities that are also named Deep Valley.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Deep Valley is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Deep Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east of the Deep Valley that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Deep Valley.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Deep Valley is located in Marion County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Deep Valley that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Deep Valley.
      • Tyler County
      • This Deep Valley is located in Tyler County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest of the Deep Valley that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Deep Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep 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.

  • Big Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Run is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Hundred
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Littleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Ned
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ned is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
  • New Freeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • New Freeport is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
  • Quiet Dell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quiet Dell is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
  • Round Bottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
  • Sandrock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sandrock is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandrock
  • Windy Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Windy Gap is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap

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

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

  • Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deep Valley to Waynesburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,003 miles [9,660.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Deep Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Deep Valley 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 Deep Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7548, Longitude: -80.4695       In this case, the coordinates for Deep Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.909 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.866 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.882 degrees.