Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cow Run:
  • 39.447852, -81.309005
  • 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 Cow Run

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Cow Run is near Pleasants County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Cow Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cow Run ...

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.

• Cornerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornerville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
• Dart
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dart is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dart
• Dell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dell is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
• Eureka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eureka is located in Pleasants County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Fay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fay is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
• Gasville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gasville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
• Gracey
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gracey is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
• Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
• Moss Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Moss Run is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
• Stanleyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stanleyville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
• Steel Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Steel Run is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
• Yankeeburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg

How Far From Cow Run to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cow Run and extending to:

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cow Run to Columbus, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'