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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 Green Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Valley and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Green Valley:
    • 38.855112, -77.088589
    • 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 Green Valley
  • 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 Green Valley ...

We found 47 communities that share the name Green Valley.

There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Green Valley.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 44 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 44 communities, 46 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Bath County
      • This Green Valley is located in Bath County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Green Valley.
    • Roanoke County
      • This Green Valley is located in Roanoke County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Green Valley.
    • Washington 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 Virginia community of Green Valley [Washington County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah 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 Alabama community of Green Valley [Etowah County].
      • Jefferson 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 Alabama community of Green Valley [Jefferson County].
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Green Valley is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Green Valley.
    • Arizona
      • Pima County
      • This Green Valley is located in Pima County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the west of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Green Valley.
    • California
      • El Dorado 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 California community of Green Valley [El Dorado County].
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Green Valley is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km]<1> to the west of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Green Valley.
      • Solano County
      • This Green Valley is located in Solano County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km] to the west of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Green Valley.
      • Sonoma 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 California community of Green Valley [Sonoma County].
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Green Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,491 miles [2,399.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Green Valley.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Green Valley is located in New Castle County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Green Valley.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Green Valley is located in Hillsborough County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Green Valley.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of Green Valley [DuPage County].
      • Tazewell County
      • This Green Valley is located in Tazewell County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Green Valley.
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Green Valley is located in Johnson County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Green Valley.
    • Iowa
      • Decatur 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 Iowa community of Green Valley [Decatur County].
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Green Valley is located in Lawrence County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Green Valley.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Green Valley is located in Frederick County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Green Valley.
      • Harford County
      • This Green Valley is located in Harford County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Green Valley.
    • Minnesota
      • Lyon County
      • This Green Valley is located in Lyon County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Green Valley.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson 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 Missouri community of Green Valley [Jackson County].
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • This Green Valley is located in Ashe County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Green Valley.
      • Guilford County
      • This Green Valley is located in Guilford County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Green Valley.
    • Ohio
      • Knox County
      • This Green Valley is located in Knox County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Green Valley.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Green Valley is located in Lawrence County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km] to the west of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Green Valley.
      • Wayne County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Wayne County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Green Valley.
    • Ontario
      • This Green Valley lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Green Valley [Allegheny County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Green Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Green Valley.
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Green Valley is located in Kershaw County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Green Valley.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Green Valley is located in Pennington County and lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Green Valley.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Green Valley is located in Blount County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Green Valley.
      • Knox County
      • This Green Valley is located in Knox County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Green Valley.
      • Macon County
      • This Green Valley is located in Macon County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Green Valley.
      • Putnam County
      • This Green Valley is located in Putnam County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Green Valley.
      • Robertson County
      • This Green Valley is located in Robertson County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Green Valley.
      • Washington County
      • This Green Valley is located in Washington County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Green Valley.
      • Williamson County
      • This Green Valley is located in Williamson County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Green Valley.
    • Texas
      • Denton County
      • This Green Valley is located in Denton County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Green Valley.
      • Guadalupe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Green Valley.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Green Valley.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Green Valley is located in Kanawha County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Green Valley.
      • Mercer County
      • This Green Valley is located in Mercer County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Green Valley.
      • Nicholas County
      • This Green Valley is located in Nicholas County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the west southwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Green Valley.
    • Wisconsin
      • Shawano County
      • This Green Valley is located in Shawano County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Green Valley that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Green Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.

  • Brad Lee
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brad Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brad Lee
    • Brad Lee is located in Alexandria City
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City
  • Cherrydale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
  • Clover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Clover is located in Alexandria City
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Alexandria City
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
  • Delta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Alexandria City
  • Dominion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
    • Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Dominion Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dominion Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Arlington County
  • Duke Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duke Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Gardens
    • Duke Gardens is located in Alexandria City
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Glen Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
      • Glen Forest is located in Fairfax County
    • Halls Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
      • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
    • Lacey Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
      • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
    • Lee Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
      • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
    • Lyon Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
      • Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
    • Lyon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
    • Piney Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Court
      • Piney Court is located in Alexandria City
    • Ravenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Riverwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
    • Seminary Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Valley
      • Seminary Valley is located in Alexandria City
    • Seven Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Varsity Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Park
      • Varsity Park is located in Alexandria City
    • Virginia Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
      • Virginia Heights is located in Arlington County
    • Virginia Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
      • Virginia Highlands is located in Arlington County
    • Walters Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walters Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Woods
      • Walters Woods is located in Fairfax County

How Far From Green Valley 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 Green Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Valley and extending to:

  • Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Green Valley to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the northeast (NE).
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Arlington County: www.co.arlington.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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- Green Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8551, Longitude: -77.0886       In this case, the coordinates for Green Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Green 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.
<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 Green Valley, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Green 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 307.923 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.47 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.752 degrees.









 

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