Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sturgeon Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sturgeon Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sturgeon Branch
- 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 Sturgeon Branch:
- 37.937894, -80.817869
- 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 Sturgeon Branch
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Sturgeon Branch is near Greenbrier County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Sturgeon Branch ...
We found one communities that share the name Sturgeon Branch.
Within West Virginia, the name Sturgeon Branch is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Sturgeon Branch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Cheboygan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sturgeon Branch [Cheboygan County].
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sturgeon Branch ...
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.
- Beelick Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beelick Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beelick Knob
- Beelick Knob is located in Fayette County
- Claypool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Crag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Elton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Farmdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Honeydew ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Lilly Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Park
- Lilly Park is located in Greenbrier County
- Lockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
- Lockbridge is located in Summers County
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Maywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Meadow Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Ravenseye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Red Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Spring
- Red Spring is located in Fayette County
- Tina ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadow Bridge
How Far From Sturgeon Branch to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sturgeon Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Sturgeon Branch once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Sturgeon Branch and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sturgeon Branch to Fayetteville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sturgeon Branch 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. |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sturgeon Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sturgeon Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sturgeon Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9379, Longitude: -80.8179 In this case, the coordinates for Sturgeon Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sturgeon Branch 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 310.178 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.901 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.649 degrees. |