Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley View Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley View Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley View Heights
- 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 View Heights:
- 37.127365, -79.274190
- 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 View Heights
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Valley View Heights is near Pittsylvania County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 View Heights ...
We found five communities that share the name Valley View Heights.
Within Virginia, the name Valley View Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Nez Perce County
- This Valley View Heights is located in Nez Perce County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley View Heights that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nez Perce County community of Valley View Heights.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Valley View Heights is located in Clermont County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley View Heights that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Valley View Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong 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 Valley View Heights [Armstrong County].
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Valley View Heights is located in Anderson County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Valley View Heights that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Valley View Heights.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Valley View Heights is located in Davis County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley View Heights that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Valley View Heights.
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley View Heights ...
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.
- Grit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hill Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Hurt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <4>
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Level Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Lynch Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Campbell County
- Mitchell Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Mill
- Mitchell Mill is located in Campbell County
- Motley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Pittsylvania County
How Far From Valley View Heights 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 Valley View Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley View Heights and extending to:
- Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valley View Heights to Rustburg, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley View Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley View Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley View Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1274, Longitude: -79.2742 In this case, the coordinates for Valley View Heights 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 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 View Heights 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 View Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.759 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.277 degrees. |