Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Santafee:
  • 37.727898, -80.694248
  • 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 Santafee

• 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 Santafee is near Greenbrier County and also Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Santafee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Santafee ...

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.

• Blue Sulphur Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
• Creamery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Creamery is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
• Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Egypt is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Grahams Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grahams Ferry is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
• Grassy Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
• Half Way
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Half Way is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way
• Hickory Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hix
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hix is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
• Palestine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Palestine is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Ramp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ramp is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramp
• Snowflake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Snowflake is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
• Wolfcreek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek

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

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

• Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Santafee to Hinton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three 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 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,687 miles [7,543 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'