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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 Marble Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marble Valley 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 Marble Valley:
- 38.135234, -79.425471
- 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 Marble 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Since Marble Valley is near Bath County and also Rockbridge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockbridge 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 Marble Valley
Communities Also Named Marble Valley ...
We found two communities that are also named Marble Valley.
Within Virginia, the name Marble Valley is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coosa County
- This Marble Valley is located in Coosa County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marble Valley that is located in Augusta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Marble Valley.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Marble Valley is located in Newton County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marble Valley that is located in Augusta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Marble Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marble 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.
- Buffalo Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Christian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Christian is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
- Clover Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craigsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fordwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fordwick is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordwick
- Green Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Little Baltimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Baltimore is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Baltimore
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trimbles Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trimbles Mill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbles Mill
- Zack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zack is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zack
How Far From Marble Valley 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 Marble Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marble Valley and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Marble Valley to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,031 miles [9,706 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Marble Valley) 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 Marble Valley 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 Marble Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1352, Longitude: -79.4255 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.975 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.996 degrees. |
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