Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sprigg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sprigg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sprigg
- 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 Sprigg:
- 37.628222, -82.193882
- 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 Sprigg
- 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 Mingo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- Since Sprigg is near Pike County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Sprigg ...
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.
- Blackberry City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry City
- Blackberry City is located in Mingo County
- Cinderella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinderella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella
- Cinderella is located in Mingo County
- Freeburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Freeburn is located in Pike County (KY)
- Goody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hardy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Lynn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Meathouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Narrows Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Branch
- Narrows Branch is located in Pike County (KY)
- New Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Puritan Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puritan Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan Mines
- Puritan Mines is located in Mingo County
- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Red Jacket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Jacket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Jacket
- Red Jacket is located in Mingo County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Road Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Stringtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Pike County (KY)
- Thacker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Thacker is located in Mingo County
- Thacker Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thacker Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Mines
- Thacker Mines is located in Mingo County
- Road Fork
How Far From Sprigg 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 Sprigg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sprigg and extending to:
- Williamson, which is the Seat of Mingo County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Sprigg to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sprigg. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sprigg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sprigg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6282, Longitude: -82.1939 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sprigg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.012 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.331 degrees. |