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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 Deep Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep 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 Deep Valley:
- 39.338693, -80.843717
- 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 Deep 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 Tyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- Since Deep Valley is near Doddridge County and also Ritchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie 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 Deep Valley
Communities Also Named Deep Valley ...
We found three communities that are also named Deep Valley.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Deep Valley.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Marion County
- This Deep Valley is located in Marion County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deep Valley that is located in Tyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Deep Valley.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Deep Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east of the Deep Valley that is located in Tyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Deep Valley.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Deep Valley is located in Greene County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deep Valley that is located in Tyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Deep Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep 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.
- Bearsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bearsville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsville
- Big Moses
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Duckworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joy is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Little Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Pittsburg is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pittsburg
- Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Toll Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
How Far From Deep 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 Deep Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deep Valley and extending to:
- Middlebourne, which is the Seat of Tyler County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deep Valley to Middlebourne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deep 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 Deep 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 Deep Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3387, Longitude: -80.8437 In this case, the coordinates for Deep Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.154 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.082 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.192 degrees. |
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