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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 Valley Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Farms 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 Valley Farms:
- 32.307923, -96.405538
- 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 Valley Farms
- 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 Navarro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Navarro County
- Since Valley Farms is near Kaufman County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Valley Farms
Communities Also Named Valley Farms ...
We found two communities that are also named Valley Farms.
Within Texas, the name Valley Farms is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Valley Farms is located in Pinal County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the west of the Valley Farms that is located in Navarro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Valley Farms.
- Michigan
- Clinton County
- This Valley Farms is located in Clinton County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Valley Farms that is located in Navarro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Valley Farms.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Farms ...
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.
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Crisp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Ensign
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ensign is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Grays Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lively
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lively is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pettys Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pettys Chapel is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Chapel
- Rice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Lake is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Seven Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Styx
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Styx is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
How Far From Valley Farms 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 Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Farms and extending to:
- Corsicana, which is the Seat of Navarro County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Farms to Corsicana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,175 miles [1,891 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,726 miles [12,433.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,604 miles [9,018.8 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- Valley Farms) 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 Valley Farms 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 Valley Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3079, Longitude: -96.4055 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.62 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.05 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.538 degrees. |
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