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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 Valley Head, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley Head 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 Head:
- 38.547339, -80.035409
- 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 Head
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Valley Head is near Pocahontas County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Head
Communities Also Named Valley Head ...
We found two communities that are also named Valley Head.
Within West Virginia, the name Valley Head is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Valley Head is located in DeKalb County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley Head that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Valley Head.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- This Valley Head is located in Walker County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley Head that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Valley Head.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley Head ...
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.
- Brady Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brady Gate is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Gate
- Elkwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mace is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Mingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spangler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spangler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Spruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Valley Head 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 Head to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley Head and extending to:
- Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Valley Head to Elkins, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the west (W). 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Head) 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 Head 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 Head. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5473, Longitude: -80.0354 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.691 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.436 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.112 degrees. |
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