Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sovereign, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sovereign and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sovereign
- 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 Sovereign:
- 37.861772, -81.826230
- 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 Sovereign
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Sovereign is near Boone County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Sovereign ...
We found one communities that share the name Sovereign.
Within West Virginia, the name Sovereign is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Sovereign in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Sovereign lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sovereign that is located in Logan County.
- Saskatchewan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sovereign ...
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.
- Argyle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Blair
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Chambers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Clothier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Coal Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Coal Valley is located in Logan County
- Ethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Five Block
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Block have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Block
- Five Block is located in Logan County
- Freeze Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeze Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Fork
- Freeze Fork is located in Logan County
- Kelly
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Red Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Campbell
- Red Campbell is located in Logan County
- Sodom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Spruce Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Valley
- Spruce Valley is located in Logan County
- Stark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Wanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Sovereign 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 Sovereign to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sovereign and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sovereign to Logan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sovereign. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sovereign) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sovereign. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8618, Longitude: -81.8262 In this case, the coordinates for Sovereign have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Sovereign 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 310.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.585 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.102 degrees. |