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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 Vale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vale 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 Vale:
- 38.890945, -77.348319
- 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 Vale
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Vale is near Fairfax City and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Vale
Communities Also Named Vale ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Vale.
Within Virginia, the name Vale is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Solano County
- This Vale is located in Solano County and lies 2,373 miles [3,819 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vale that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Vale.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Vale is located in Harford County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vale that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Vale.
- Missouri
- Douglas 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 Vale [Douglas County].
- Jackson County
- This Vale is located in Jackson County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the west of the Vale that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Vale.
- North Carolina
- Avery County
- This Vale is located in Avery County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Vale that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Vale.
- Lincoln County
- This Vale is located in Lincoln County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the southwest of the Vale that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Vale.
- Oregon
- Malheur County
- This Vale is located in Malheur County and lies 2,074 miles [3,337.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vale that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Vale.
- South Dakota
- Butte County
- This Vale is located in Butte County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vale that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Vale.
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This Vale is located in Carroll County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vale that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Vale.
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Vale is located in Greenbrier County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vale that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Vale.
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa 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 Wisconsin community of Vale [Chippewa County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vale ...
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.
- Blue Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Oaks is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Oaks
- Cinnamon Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Crystal Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenway Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Hills
- Holly Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Joyce Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joyce Heights is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Heights
- Lee Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Meadows is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Meadows
- Lee-Hi Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lees Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lees Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Lewis Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Park
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Little River Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little River Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Hills
- Maple Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hills is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Moneys Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moneys Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneys Corner
- Navy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Navy is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy
- Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Random Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Wolf Trap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
How Far From Vale 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 Vale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vale and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Vale to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,493 miles [7,230.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Vale 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> | 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 Vale 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 Vale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8909, Longitude: -77.3483 In this case, the coordinates for Vale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.074 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.647 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.848 degrees. |
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