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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 Sugar Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Valley 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 Sugar Valley:
- 39.611194, -79.640049
- 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 Valley
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Sugar Valley is near Fayette County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 Valley
Communities Also Named Sugar Valley ...
We found five communities that are also named Sugar Valley.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Sugar Valley.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Pleasants County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sugar Valley that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Sugar Valley.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gordon County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Gordon County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sugar Valley that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Sugar Valley.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east of the Sugar Valley that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sugar Valley.
- Ohio
- Preble County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Preble County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sugar Valley that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Sugar Valley.
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- This Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sugar Valley that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Sugar Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar Valley ...
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.
- Bull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bull Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Cranesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Florence ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Herring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Laurel Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
- Little Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Valley Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
How Far From Sugar Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sugar Valley and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sugar Valley to Kingwood, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugar Valley) 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 Sugar Valley 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 Sugar Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6112, Longitude: -79.6400 In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.409 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.275 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.567 degrees. |
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