Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley City
- 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 City:
- 38.867263, -109.809395
- 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 City
- 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 Grand County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grand County
- Since Valley City is near Emery County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Emery 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 City ...
We found nine communities that share the name Valley City.
Within Utah, the name Valley City is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Pike County
- This Valley City is located in Pike County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the east of the Valley City that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Valley City.
- Indiana
- Harrison County
- This Valley City is located in Harrison County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<1> to the east of the Valley City that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Valley City.
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Valley City [Anderson County].
- Neosho County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Valley City [Neosho County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Valley City [Sedgwick County].
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Valley City is located in Johnson County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east of the Valley City that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Valley City.
- Nebraska
- Kearney County
- 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 Nebraska community of Valley City [Kearney County].
- North Dakota
- Barnes County
- This Valley City is located in Barnes County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the northeast of the Valley City that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnes County community of Valley City.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Valley City is located in Medina County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley City that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Valley City.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley City ...
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.
- Castle Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Castle Valley is located in Grand County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Crescent Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Junction
- Crescent Junction is located in Grand County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crescent Junction
- From Valley City to Crescent Junction
- Dewey ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dewey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Grand County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dewey
- From Valley City to Dewey
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Green River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Emery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green River <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Green River
- From Valley City to Green River
- Solitude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Sphinx ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sphinx. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sphinx
- Sphinx is located in Emery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sphinx
- From Valley City to Sphinx
- Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Valley City 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 Valley City 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 Valley City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley City and extending to:
- Moab, which is the Seat of Grand County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valley City to Moab, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,751 miles [2,818 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,826 miles [12,594.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grand County: www.grandcountyutah.net/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8673, Longitude: -109.8094 |
| <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 City 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 City, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.107 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.169 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.714 degrees. |