Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jug 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 Jug Run:
  • 40.212015, -80.747582
  • 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 Jug 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 Jug 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 Jug Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jug 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.

• Glen Robbins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Robbins is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Robbins
• Glen Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glen Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Run
• Greentown
  (2 miles [3.2 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 east)
  • Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• 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
• 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
• 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rush Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
• Short Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stringer is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer

How Far From Jug 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 Jug 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 Jug Run and extending to:

• Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jug Run to Steubenville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four 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 217 miles [349.2 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 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'