Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blue Sulphur Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Sulphur Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blue Sulphur Springs
- 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 Blue Sulphur Springs:
- 37.825120, -80.636193
- 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 Blue Sulphur Springs
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Blue Sulphur Springs is near Summers County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summers County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Sulphur 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.
- Crag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Farmdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Grassy Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
- Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
- Half Way
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hickory Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Greenbrier County
- Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Meadow Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Snowflake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Blue Sulphur Springs 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 Blue Sulphur Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blue Sulphur Springs and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Sulphur Springs to Lewisburg, 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 64 miles [103 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Sulphur 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> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Sulphur Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Sulphur Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8251, Longitude: -80.6362 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Sulphur Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Blue Sulphur Springs 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 310.072 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.763 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.609 degrees. |