Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley Forge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Forge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley Forge
- 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 Forge:
- 36.306499, -82.193186
- 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 Forge
- 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Valley Forge is near Unicoi County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Forge ...
We found seven communities that share the name Valley Forge.
Within Tennessee, the name Valley Forge is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Valley Forge is located in Shelby County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley Forge that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Valley Forge.
- Georgia
- Richmond County
- This Valley Forge is located in Richmond County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the south of the Valley Forge that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Valley Forge.
- Kansas
- Smith County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Valley Forge.
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Valley Forge [Saint Francois County].
- Saint Louis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Valley Forge [Saint Louis County].
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Valley Forge is located in Chester County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northeast of the Valley Forge that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Valley Forge.
- York County
- This Valley Forge is located in York County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the northeast of the Valley Forge that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Valley Forge.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Forge ...
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.
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Carter County
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Charity Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charity Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Hill
- Charity Hill is located in Carter County
- Dogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Gap Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Gap Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Green Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pine
- Green Pine is located in Carter County
- Horseshoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Powder Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Branch
- Powder Branch is located in Carter County
- Range
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Three Mountains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Mountains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mountains
- Three Mountains is located in Carter County
- Tiger Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiger Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Valley
- Tiger Valley is located in Carter County
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Valley Park is located in Carter County
- Oak Grove
How Far From Valley Forge 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 Forge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Forge and extending to:
- Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Valley Forge to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Forge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Valley Forge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Forge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3065, Longitude: -82.1932 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Forge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Forge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Forge 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. |
| <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 Forge 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 311.015 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.619 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.726 degrees. |