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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 Lone Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lone 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 Lone Valley:
- 39.280633, -81.172613
- 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 Lone 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 Ritchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie County
- Since Lone Valley is near Pleasants County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lone Valley
Communities Also Named Lone Valley ...
We found one communities that are also named Lone Valley.
Within West Virginia, the name Lone Valley is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Lone Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Polk County
- This Lone Valley is located in Polk County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lone Valley that is located in Ritchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lone Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone 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.
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cornwallis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Crisp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crisp is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Finch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Horseneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- League
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Low Gap is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Nutter Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Pew Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pew Hill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pew Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pike is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Pleasants
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasants is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasants
- Sandhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandhill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Schultz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Six Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Six Hill is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Hill
How Far From Lone Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lone Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lone Valley and extending to:
- Harrisville, which is the Seat of Ritchie County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lone Valley to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 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- Lone 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 Lone 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 Lone Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2806, Longitude: -81.1726 In this case, the coordinates for Lone Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.357 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.356 degrees. |
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