Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Salt Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salt Run and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Salt 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 Salt Run:
- 40.249237, -80.663133
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Salt 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:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Salt Run is near Brooke County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salt 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 southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Brilliant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Deandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County
- Dutch Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Fells ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Georges Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georges Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Power
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Rabbit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
- Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Rush Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Shank Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Short Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Short Creek is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Stringer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From Salt 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 Salt Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Salt Run and extending to:
- Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Salt Run to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salt Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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- Salt Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salt Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2492, Longitude: -80.6631 In this case, the coordinates for Salt Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Salt Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.008 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.052 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.794 degrees. |