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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Sweet Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweet Springs 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 Sweet Springs:
    • 37.628458, -80.241449
    • 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 Sweet Springs
  • 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 Sweet Springs ...

We found one communities that share the name Sweet Springs.

Within West Virginia, the name Sweet Springs is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Sweet Springs in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Saline County
      • This Sweet Springs is located in Saline County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sweet Springs that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Sweet Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweet Springs ...

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.

  • Boiling Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Boiling Spring is located in Alleghany County (VA)
  • Centennial
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
    • Centennial is located in Monroe County
  • Craig Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs
    • Craig Springs is located in Craig County (VA)
  • Crows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows
    • Crows is located in Alleghany County (VA)
  • Gap Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Mills
    • Gap Mills is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gap Mills <3>
  • Gunn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
    • Gunn is located in Craig County (VA)
  • Hematite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hematite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
    • Hematite is located in Alleghany County (VA)
  • Iron Hill Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Hill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill Springs
    • Iron Hill Springs is located in Alleghany County (VA)
  • Middle Mountain ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Mountain
    • Middle Mountain is located in Craig County (VA)
  • Paint Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Bank
    • Paint Bank is located in Craig County (VA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Bank <3>
  • Potts Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Creek
    • Potts Creek is located in Alleghany County (VA)

How Far From Sweet Springs 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 Sweet Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sweet Springs and extending to:

  • Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sweet Springs to Union, with an average speed<4> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sweet Springs. 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- Sweet Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweet Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6285, Longitude: -80.2414       In this case, the coordinates for Sweet Springs 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sweet Springs 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 309.841 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.47 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.508 degrees.









 

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