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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 Sanger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanger and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sanger:
- 37.956501, -81.112879
- 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 Sanger
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Sanger is near Raleigh County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Sanger
Communities Also Named Sanger ...
We found six communities that are also named Sanger.
Within West Virginia, the name Sanger is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- This Sanger is located in Fresno County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km]<1> to the west of the Sanger that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Sanger.
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sanger [Sangamon County].
- North Dakota
- Oliver County
- This Sanger is located in Oliver County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sanger that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oliver County community of Sanger.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Baker County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Sanger.
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Sanger [Union County].
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Sanger is located in Denton County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sanger that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Sanger.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanger ...
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.
- Bowlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bowlin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin
- Glen Jean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstown
- Harvey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Meadow Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow Fork is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fork
- Prudence
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prudence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence
- Redstar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Rocklick
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Scarbro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Sanger 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 Sanger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sanger and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Sanger to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sanger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sanger could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sanger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sanger to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sanger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9565, Longitude: -81.1129 In this case, the coordinates for Sanger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.355 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.105 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.768 degrees. |
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