|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paradise Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradise Valley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Paradise Valley:
- 41.122568, -75.282691
- 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 Paradise 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Paradise Valley is near Pike County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Paradise Valley
Communities Also Named Paradise Valley ...
We found eight communities that are also named Paradise Valley.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Paradise Valley is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Paradise Valley lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Paradise Valley that is located in Monroe County.
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Paradise Valley is located in Maricopa County and lies 2,063 miles [3,320.1 km]<1> to the west of the Paradise Valley that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Paradise Valley.
- British Columbia
- This Paradise Valley lies 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Valley that is located in Monroe County.
- Georgia
- Clarke 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 Georgia community of Paradise Valley [Clarke County].
- Nevada
- Clark 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 Nevada community of Paradise Valley [Clark County].
- Humboldt County
- This Paradise Valley is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,169 miles [3,490.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Valley that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Paradise Valley.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Paradise Valley is located in Harris County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Paradise Valley that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Paradise Valley.
- Wyoming
- Natrona County
- This Paradise Valley is located in Natrona County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Valley that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natrona County community of Paradise Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise 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.
- Coveville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coveville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coveville
- Crescent Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Henryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Summit is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Lower Tannersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Tannersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tannersville
- Mountainhome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mushroom Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mushroom Farms is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mushroom Farms
- Paradise Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paradise Crossing is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Crossing
- Scotrun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill Falls is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Falls
- Spruce Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Swiftwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tannersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Paradise 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 Paradise Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paradise Valley and extending to:
- Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paradise Valley to Stroudsburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paradise Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Paradise Valley 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> | 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 Paradise 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 Paradise Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1226, Longitude: -75.2827 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.664 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.399 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.043 degrees. |
|
|