Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Park
- 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 Park:
- 34.277096, -80.545077
- 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 Park
- 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
- Since Valley Park is near Sumter County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Valley Park ...
We found ten communities that share the name Valley Park.
Within South Carolina, the name Valley Park is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Valley Park is located in Madison County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west of the Valley Park that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Valley Park.
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Valley Park is located in Dougherty County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley Park that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Valley Park.
- Richmond County
- This Valley Park is located in Richmond County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west southwest of the Valley Park that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Valley Park.
- Minnesota
- Scott 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 Valley Park [Scott County].
- Mississippi
- Issaquena County
- This Valley Park is located in Issaquena County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the west of the Valley Park that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Issaquena County community of Valley Park.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Valley Park is located in Saint Louis County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley Park that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Valley Park.
- Oklahoma
- Rogers County
- This Valley Park is located in Rogers County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley Park that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rogers County community of Valley Park.
- Saskatchewan
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Saskatchewan community of Valley Park.
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Valley Park is located in Carter County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Valley Park that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Valley Park.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley Park that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Valley Park.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Park ...
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.
- Cool Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County
- Dusty Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dusty Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty Bend
- Dusty Bend is located in Kershaw County
- Hermitage Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Mill
- Hermitage Mill is located in Kershaw County
- Kirkover Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkover Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkover Hills
- Kirkover Hills is located in Kershaw County
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Paint Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Hill
- Paint Hill is located in Kershaw County
- Peckwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Pine Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Kershaw County
- Sandy Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County
- Sunnyhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Tickle Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tickle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickle Hill
- Tickle Hill is located in Kershaw County
How Far From Valley Park 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 Valley Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Park and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Valley Park to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2771, Longitude: -80.5451 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Park 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 Park 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Valley Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Park 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 310.047 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.215 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.668 degrees. |