Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sarton:
  • 37.582622, -80.640074
  • 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 Sarton

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Sarton is near Summers County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Sarton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sarton ...

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.

• Assurance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Assurance is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
• Creamery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Creamery is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Egypt is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Grahams Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grahams Ferry is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
• Greenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
• Knobs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knobs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
• Lillydale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lillydale is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
• Marie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marie is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
• Rock Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Camp is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
• Salt Sulphur Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Wayside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wayside is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
• Wolfcreek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sarton and extending to:

• Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sarton to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 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 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'