Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sanoma

• 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 Sanoma:
  • 38.964527, -81.324563
  • 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 Sanoma

• 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 Wirt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt County
  • Since Sanoma is near Calhoun County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Sanoma

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanoma ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Beaverdam is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Burning Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
• Cherry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherry is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
• Enterprise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Evelyn ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Evelyn is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
• Grace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grace is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Ivan
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ivan is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
• Palestine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Palestine is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Rover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rover is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
• Two Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Two Run is located in Wirt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sanoma and extending to:

• Elizabeth, which is the Seat of Wirt County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sanoma to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east (E). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'