Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Suncrest:
  • 39.655081, -79.974508
  • 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 Suncrest

• 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Since Suncrest is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Suncrest

Communities Also Named Suncrest ...

We found five communities that are also named Suncrest.

There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Suncrest.

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

• Communities Located In West Virginia ...
  • Randolph County
    • This Suncrest is located in Randolph County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Suncrest that is located in Monongalia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Suncrest.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Lauderdale County
    • This Suncrest is located in Lauderdale County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Suncrest that is located in Monongalia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Suncrest.
  • British Columbia
    • This Suncrest lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Suncrest that is located in Monongalia County.
  • California
    • San Diego County
    • This Suncrest is located in San Diego County and lies 2,092 miles [3,366.7 km]<1> to the west of the Suncrest that is located in Monongalia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Suncrest.
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • This Suncrest is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Suncrest that is located in Monongalia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Suncrest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Suncrest ...

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.

• Evans Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
• Fieldcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
• Harmony Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Jerome Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
• Maidsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maidsville is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidsville
• Park Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Price Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Price Hill is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
• Randall
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Randall is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Rosedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rosedale is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• South Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • South Park is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
• Star City
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Star City is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
• Sunnyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tanglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

How Far From Suncrest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Suncrest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Suncrest to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,702 miles [10,785.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,578 miles [7,367.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'