Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Valley
- 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 West Valley:
- 40.836176, -79.423098
- 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 West 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since West Valley is near Clarion County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 West Valley ...
We found six communities that share the name West Valley.
Within Pennsylvania, the name West Valley is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Polk County
- This West Valley is located in Polk County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Valley that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of West Valley.
- Minnesota
- Marshall 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 Minnesota community of West Valley [Marshall County].
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- This West Valley is located in Deer Lodge County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Valley that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deer Lodge County community of West Valley.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This West Valley is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Valley that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of West Valley.
- Utah
- Salt Lake 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 Utah community of West Valley [Salt Lake County].
- Washington
- Yakima County
- This West Valley is located in Yakima County and lies 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Valley that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of West Valley.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.
- Blanket Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanket Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Hill
- Blanket Hill is located in Armstrong County
- Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Armstrong County
- Frenchs Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
- Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Armstrong County
- Margaret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oscar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Pine Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Furnace
- Pine Furnace is located in Armstrong County
- Slabtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Spaces Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaces Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaces Corners
- Spaces Corners is located in Armstrong County
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Wick City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From West Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Valley and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from West Valley to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Valley. 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 '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- West Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8362, Longitude: -79.4231 In this case, the coordinates for West Valley 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 West 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> | 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 West Valley 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 309.211 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.018 degrees. |