Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sugar Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sugar Valley
- 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 Sugar Valley:
- 39.419388, -81.086658
- 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 Sugar Valley
- 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 Pleasants County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
- Since Sugar Valley is near Washington County and also Tyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Tyler 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 Sugar Valley ...
We found five communities that share the name Sugar Valley.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Sugar Valley.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Preston County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Preston County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sugar Valley that is located in Pleasants County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Sugar Valley.
- Preston County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gordon County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Gordon County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sugar Valley that is located in Pleasants County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Sugar Valley.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sugar Valley that is located in Pleasants County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sugar Valley.
- Ohio
- Preble County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Preble County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the west of the Sugar Valley that is located in Pleasants County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Sugar Valley.
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sugar Valley that is located in Pleasants County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Sugar Valley.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar Valley ...
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.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Beavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in Washington County (OH)
- Bens Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Pleasants County
- Crisp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Falls Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tyler County
- Federal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Long Reach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Long Reach is located in Tyler County
- Meadville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
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- Point Lookout
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
- Point Lookout is located in Pleasants County
- Raven Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raven Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County
- Spring Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Spring Run is located in Pleasants County
- Twiggs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Pleasants County
- Wasp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Point Lookout
How Far From Sugar Valley 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 Sugar Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sugar Valley and extending to:
- Saint Marys, which is the Seat of Pleasants County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sugar Valley 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 219 miles [352.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,043 miles [9,725.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugar Valley. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sugar Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugar Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4194, Longitude: -81.0867 In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Valley 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 Sugar Valley 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 310.30 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.26 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.271 degrees. |