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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 Valleyview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valleyview 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 Valleyview:
- 42.967016, -97.27894
- 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 Valleyview
- 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 Yankton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yankton County
- Since Valleyview is near Clay County and also Cedar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar 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 Valleyview
Communities Also Named Valleyview ...
We found six communities that are also named Valleyview.
Within South Dakota, the name Valleyview is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, three are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Valleyview lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Valleyview that is located in Yankton County.
- British Columbia
- This Valleyview lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Valleyview that is located in Yankton County.
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This Valleyview is located in Carroll County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the east of the Valleyview that is located in Yankton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Valleyview.
- Franklin County
- This Valleyview is located in Franklin County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the east of the Valleyview that is located in Yankton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Valleyview.
- Ontario
- This Valleyview lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valleyview that is located in Yankton County.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Valleyview is located in Rutherford County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Valleyview that is located in Yankton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Valleyview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valleyview ...
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.
- Bluff Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Center
- Bow Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jamesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lesterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mission Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Star Corner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Star Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Corner
- Wynot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Valleyview 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 Valleyview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valleyview and extending to:
- Yankton, which is the Seat of Yankton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Valleyview to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valleyview) 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 Valleyview 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 Valleyview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9670, Longitude: -97.2789 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.112 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.124 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.291 degrees. |
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