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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Sutherland.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sutherland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sutherland 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 Sutherland:
- 39.503697, -79.710611<1>
- 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 Sutherland
- 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 Sutherland is near Monongalia County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Sutherland
Communities Also Named Sutherland ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Sutherland.
Within West Virginia, the name Sutherland is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Sutherland, Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sutherland [Hillsborough County].
- Iowa
- Sutherland, O'Brien County
- This Sutherland is located in O'Brien County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the O'Brien County community of Sutherland.
- Kentucky
- Sutherland, Daviess County
- This Sutherland is located in Daviess County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Sutherland.
- Missouri
- Sutherland, Johnson County
- This Sutherland is located in Johnson County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<3> to the west of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Sutherland.
- Montana
- Sutherland, Prairie County
- This community is historic<4> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sutherland [Prairie County].
- Nebraska
- Sutherland, Lincoln County
- This Sutherland is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Sutherland.
- North Carolina
- Sutherland, Ashe County
- This Sutherland is located in Ashe County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Sutherland.
- Ohio
- Sutherland, Trumbull County
- This community is historic<4> and although located in Trumbull County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Sutherland.
- Ontario
- This Sutherland lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- Saskatchewan
- This Sutherland lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- Tennessee
- Sutherland, Johnson County
- This Sutherland is located in Johnson County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Sutherland.
- Utah
- Sutherland, Millard County
- This Sutherland is located in Millard County and lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<3> to the west of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Sutherland.
- Virginia
- Sutherland, Dinwiddie County
- This Sutherland is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Sutherland.
- Sutherland, Wise County
- This Sutherland is located in Wise County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the southwest of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Sutherland.
- Sutherland, Wythe County
- This Sutherland is located in Wythe County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the south southwest of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Sutherland.
- Wisconsin
- Sutherland, Bayfield County
- This Sutherland is located in Bayfield County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sutherland that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bayfield County community of Sutherland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutherland ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Run is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Camp Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Ground is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Heathers Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heathers Run is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Herring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herring is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Kanes Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kanes Creek is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanes Creek
- Kingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Masontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Oriole ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole was located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Reedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Point is also located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
How Far From Sutherland 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 included the distance from a community such as Sutherland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Sutherland once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sutherland and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Sutherland to Charleston, with an average speed<6>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 149 miles [239.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,983 miles [9,628.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Sutherland:
Decimal: 39.50369, -79.710611
DDMMSS: 39° 30' 13", -79° 42' 38" |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sutherland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sutherland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sutherland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sutherland 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 Sutherland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5037, Longitude: -79.7106 In this case, the coordinates for Sutherland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.457 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.314 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.636 degrees. |
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