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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 Sod, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sod 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 Sod:
- 38.244077, -81.876067
- 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 Sod
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Sod is near Kanawha County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Sod
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sod ...
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.
- East ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Fork Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fork Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Junction
- Forks of Coal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Coal is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Coal
- Horse Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irene is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Julian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Layville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- River Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River Bend is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Sun Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sun Valley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Tornado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
How Far From Sod 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 Sod to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sod and extending to:
- Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sod to Hamlin, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sod) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sod 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 Sod. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2441, Longitude: -81.8761 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.811 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.669 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.002 degrees. |
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