Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunset Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Court and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunset Court
- 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 Sunset Court:
- 37.960656, -82.021795
- 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 Sunset Court
- 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 Sunset Court is near Boone County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Sunset Court ...
We found one communities that share the name Sunset Court.
Within West Virginia, the name Sunset Court is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Sunset Court in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Sunset Court is located in Cook County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Court that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Sunset Court.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Court ...
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.
- Big Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Chapmanville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
- Chapmanville is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <2>
- Crooked Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek is located in Logan County
- Daisy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Fry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Halcyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Kitchen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Manila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pecks Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Mill
- Pecks Mill is located in Logan County
- Stone Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Branch
- Stone Branch is located in Logan County
How Far From Sunset Court 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 Sunset Court to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Court and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the South.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Court to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset Court. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Court) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9607, Longitude: -82.0218 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sunset Court to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.904 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.733 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.154 degrees. |