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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 View Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley View Acres 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 View Acres:
    • 40.253980, -76.643025
    • 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 View Acres
  • 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 View Acres ...

We found four communities that share the name Valley View Acres.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Valley View Acres.

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

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Berks County
      • This Valley View Acres is located in Berks County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east of the Valley View Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Valley View Acres.
    • Delaware 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 View Acres [Delaware County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Valley View Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley View Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Valley View Acres.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Valley View Acres is located in Wood County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Valley View Acres that is located in Dauphin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Valley View Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley View Acres ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Lancaster County
  • Coffeetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
    • Coffeetown is located in Lebanon County
  • Gravel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Hershey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • High Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
    • High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
  • Hockersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
    • Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
  • Hummelstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
    • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <4>
  • Lawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Plainville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Lebanon County
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
  • Sand Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
    • Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County
  • Sandhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
    • Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
  • Union Deposit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
    • Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County

How Far From Valley View Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 View Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Valley View Acres to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,409 miles [7,095.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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- Valley View Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley View Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2540, Longitude: -76.6430       In this case, the coordinates for Valley View Acres 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 View Acres 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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 View Acres 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 307.559 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.274 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.008 degrees.




 

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