Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Suck Creek:
  • 37.607897, -80.987035
  • 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 Suck Creek

• 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 Suck Creek is near Raleigh County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Suck Creek

Communities Also Named Suck Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Suck Creek.

Within West Virginia, the name Suck Creek is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Suck Creek in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Marion County
    • This Suck Creek is located in Marion County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Suck Creek that is located in Summers County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Suck Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Suck Creek ...

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.

• Cherry Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Creek is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
• Cool Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cool Ridge is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Ridge
• Dunns
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunns is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
• Flat Top
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flat Top is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Top <2>
• Jumping Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
• Lilly ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lilly is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
• Packs Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
• Pipestem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pipestem is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <2>
• Pluto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pluto is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
• Streeter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Streeter is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Suck Creek and extending to:

• Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Suck Creek 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'