Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sugar Camp:
  • 39.240919, -80.693435
  • 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 Sugar Camp

• 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 Doddridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Doddridge County
  • Since Sugar Camp is near Harrison County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Sugar Camp

Communities Also Named Sugar Camp ...

We found two communities that are also named Sugar Camp.

Within West Virginia, the name Sugar Camp is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Sugar Camp lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sugar Camp that is located in Doddridge County.
  • Wisconsin
    • Oneida County
    • This Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sugar Camp that is located in Doddridge County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Sugar Camp.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar Camp ...

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.

• Big Battle ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Battle is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Battle
• Blandville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Blandville is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
• Coldwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Flint
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flint is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Industrial
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Industrial is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
• Long Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Run is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
• Market
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Market is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
• Middle Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Middle Point is located in Doddridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Point

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

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

• West Union, which is the Seat of Doddridge County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Sugar Camp to Charleston, with an average speed<2>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 197 miles [317 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,625 miles [7,443.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'