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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 Glen Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Run 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 Glen Run:
- 40.195071, -80.745638
- 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 Glen 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Glen Run is near Brooke County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Glen Run
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen 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.
- Beech Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Betty Zane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Betty Zane is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
- Clearview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Glen Robbins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Robbins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Robbins
- Glenns Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenns Run is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
- Greentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greentown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jug Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jug Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Run
- Long Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Morningview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morningview is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Piney Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Power
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Power is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
- Rush Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Salt Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
- Short Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Startle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Startle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startle
- Stringer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Warwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warwood is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Glen Run 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 Glen 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 Glen Run and extending to:
- Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Run to Steubenville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glen Run) 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 Glen Run 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 Glen Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1951, Longitude: -80.7456 In this case, the coordinates for Glen Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.061 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.105 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.85 degrees. |
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