RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of West Virginia >> Monroe County >> Sinks Grove >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
West Virginia


The Commemorative Quarter for West Virginia







Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sinks Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sinks Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sinks Grove:
    • 37.664289, -80.540906
    • 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 Sinks Grove
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinks Grove ...

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.

  • Half Way
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Way have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way
    • Half Way is located in Greenbrier County
  • Hokes Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Mill
    • Hokes Mill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Knobs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knobs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
    • Knobs is located in Monroe County
  • Monitor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monitor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
    • Monitor is located in Monroe County
  • Pickaway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
    • Pickaway is located in Monroe County
  • Rockland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
  • Secondcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secondcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secondcreek
    • Secondcreek is located in Monroe County
  • Snowflake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowflake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
    • Snowflake is located in Greenbrier County
  • Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Wolfcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
    • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County

How Far From Sinks Grove 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 Sinks Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sinks Grove and extending to:

  • Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sinks Grove to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,683 miles [7,536.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sinks Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sinks Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sinks Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6643, Longitude: -80.5409       In this case, the coordinates for Sinks Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sinks Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.019 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.678 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.622 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 10 Mar 2024