Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Valley View Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley View Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Valley View Acres
- 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 View Acres:
- 39.211187, -81.495677
- 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 View Acres
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Valley View Acres is near Washington County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Wirt 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 View Acres ...
We found four communities that share the name Valley View Acres.
Within West Virginia, the name Valley View Acres is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Valley View Acres is located in Berks County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Valley View Acres that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Valley View Acres.
- Dauphin County
- This Valley View Acres is located in Dauphin County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east northeast of the Valley View Acres that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Valley View Acres.
- Delaware 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 View Acres [Delaware County].
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Valley View Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Valley View Acres that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Valley View Acres.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley View Acres ...
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 Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Wood County
- Cool Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Cool Springs is located in Wood County
- Creels
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lucky ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mineral Wells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
- Mineral Wells is located in Wood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <4>
- Murphytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphytown
- Murphytown is located in Wood County
- Pettyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyville
- Pettyville is located in Wood County
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Scenic Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Scenic Hills is located in Wood County
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sunset Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Sunset Heights is located in Wood County
How Far From Valley View Acres 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 Valley View Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley View Acres and extending to:
- Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Valley View Acres to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 240 miles [386.2 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,661 miles [7,501.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley View Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley View Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley View Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2112, Longitude: -81.4957 In this case, the coordinates for Valley View Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 View Acres 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 View Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.558 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.522 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.522 degrees. |