|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Camp 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 Valley Camp:
- 40.064518, -80.607575
- 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 Valley Camp
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Valley Camp is near Ohio County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Valley Camp
Communities Also Named Valley Camp ...
We found one communities that are also named Valley Camp.
Within West Virginia, the name Valley Camp is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Valley Camp in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Valley Camp is located in Westmoreland County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Valley Camp that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Valley Camp.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Camp ...
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.
- Cedar Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
- Echo Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eden is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Elm Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Greggsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greggsville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Mount Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Echo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Echo
- Mozart Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
- Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Twilight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twilight is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Valley Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
How Far From Valley Camp 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 Valley Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Camp and extending to:
- Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Camp to Moundsville, 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 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Camp) 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 Valley Camp 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 Valley Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0645, Longitude: -80.6076 In this case, the coordinates for Valley Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.981 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.834 degrees. |
|
|