Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Water Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Water Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Water 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 Water Valley:
- 36.033951, -87.455014
- 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 Water 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Since Water Valley is near Humphreys County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- eBird sighting report for Hickman 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 Water Valley ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Water Valley.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Water Valley.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Humphreys County
- This Water Valley is located in Humphreys County and lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Water Valley that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Water Valley.
- Maury County
- This Water Valley is located in Maury County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Water Valley that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Water Valley.
- Humphreys County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Water Valley is located in Choctaw County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the south of the Water Valley that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Water Valley.
- Alberta
- This Water Valley lies 1,708 miles [2,748.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Water Valley that is located in Dickson County.
- Colorado
- Kiowa County
- This Water Valley is located in Kiowa County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Water Valley that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Water Valley.
- Georgia
- Gordon 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 Georgia community of Water Valley [Gordon County].
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Water Valley is located in Union County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Water Valley that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Water Valley.
- Indiana
- Lake 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 Indiana community of Water Valley [Lake County].
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Water Valley is located in Graves County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Water Valley that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Water Valley.
- Mississippi
- Yalobusha County
- This Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Water Valley that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yalobusha County community of Water Valley.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Although located in Clay County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Water Valley.
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Water Valley.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Water Valley is located in Erie County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Water Valley that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Water Valley.
- Texas
- Tom Green County
- This Water Valley is located in Tom Green County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Water Valley that is located in Dickson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tom Green County community of Water Valley.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Water 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.
- Dickson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Dickson is located in Dickson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson <4>
- Fewville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Forks of Piney ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of Piney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Piney
- Forks of Piney is located in Dickson County
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Jason Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jason Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason Chapel
- Jason Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Robinsons Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsons Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Chapel
- Robinsons Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Tennessee City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
How Far From Water Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Water Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Water Valley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Water Valley and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Water Valley to Charlotte, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Water Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Water Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0340, Longitude: -87.4550 In this case, the coordinates for Water Valley 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 Water Valley, 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Water 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Water Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.209 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.251 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.009 degrees. |