Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley
- 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:
- 48.176246, -117.724945
- 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
- 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 Stevens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stevens County
- Since Valley is near Spokane County and also Pend Oreille County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spokane County
- eBird sighting report for Pend Oreille 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 ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Valley.
Within Washington, the name Valley is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 30 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Valley.
- Hodgeman 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 [Hodgeman County].
- Shawnee 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 [Shawnee County].
- Trego 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 [Trego County].
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,733 miles [2,789 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Valley that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Valley.
- Lewis 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 Kentucky community of Valley [Lewis County].
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Carroll County
- This Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Valley that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Valley.
- Yazoo County
- This Valley is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km] to the east southeast of the Valley that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Valley.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Valley lies 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley that is located in Stevens County.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Valley is located in Hunterdon County and lies 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km]<1> to the east of the Valley that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Valley.
- Middlesex 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 New Jersey community of Valley [Middlesex County].
- Passaic 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 New Jersey community of Valley [Passaic County].
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Valley lies 2,531 miles [4,073.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley that is located in Stevens County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Chester 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 [Chester County].
- Clarion 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 Pennsylvania community of Valley [Clarion County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Valley lies 2,529 miles [4,070 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley that is located in Stevens County.
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Cozy Nook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Deer Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Spokane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <5>
- Deer Trail
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Trail
- Deer Trail is located in Stevens County
- Deer Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Valley
- Deer Valley is located in Pend Oreille County
- Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Ford is located in Stevens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <5>
- Grays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Grays is located in Stevens County
- Grays Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
- Loon Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Loon Lake is located in Stevens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loon Lake <5>
- Maud
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Pocahontas Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Bay
- Pocahontas Bay is located in Spokane County
- Tumtum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
- Tumtum is located in Stevens County
- Waits
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
- Waits is located in Stevens County
How Far From 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley and extending to:
- Colville, which is the Seat of Stevens County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valley to Colville, with an average speed<6> 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 just over a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,107 miles [3,390.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1762, Longitude: -117.7249 |
| <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 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 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 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 337.112 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.11 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.702 degrees. |