Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Green Sulphur Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Sulphur Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Green 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 Green Sulphur Springs:
  • 37.807896, -80.816199
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Green 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 Summers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
  • Since Green Sulphur Springs is near Greenbrier County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Green Sulphur Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.

• Beelick Knob
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beelick Knob is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beelick Knob
• Claypool
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Claypool is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
• Elton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elton is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Grassy Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
• Hix
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hix is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
• Lawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawn is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
• Lockbridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockbridge is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
• Meadow Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Meadow Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Creek is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
• Ramp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ramp is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramp
• Sandstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandstone is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <1>
• Tina ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tina is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina

How Far From Green Sulphur Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Green 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 Green Sulphur Springs and extending to:

• Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Sulphur Springs to Hinton, 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 57 miles [91.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'