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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Summers County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Creamery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Egypt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Grahams Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahams Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
- Grahams Ferry is located in Summers County
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Knobs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lillydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Marie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rock Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Salt Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
- Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wayside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Wolfcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
How Far From Sarton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<3> 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]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sarton to Charleston, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sarton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sarton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sarton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5826, Longitude: -80.6401 In this case, the coordinates for Sarton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sarton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.08 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.735 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.69 degrees. |