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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 Rush Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rush Run and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rush Run:
    • 40.231737, -80.680356
    • 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 Rush 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 Rush 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 Rush Run

Communities Also Named Rush Run ...

We found two communities that are also named Rush Run.

Within Ohio, the name Rush Run is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Chemung County
      • This Rush Run is located in Chemung County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rush Run that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Rush Run.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Rush Run [Fayette County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rush 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Brilliant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Dutch Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
  • Fells ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fells is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
  • Glen Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Run
  • Greentown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Greentown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Hopewell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Jug Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jug Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Run
  • Power
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Power is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Salt Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Salt Run is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
  • Shank Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
  • Short Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Short Creek is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
  • Stringer
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Stringer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer

How Far From Rush Run 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 Rush Run to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rush Run to Steubenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 123 miles [197.9 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 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rush Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rush Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Rush 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 Rush Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2317, Longitude: -80.6804       In this case, the coordinates for Rush Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.019 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.063 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.808 degrees.