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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • 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 Salt Run

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)
  • Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
• Brilliant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
• Deandale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Deandale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
• Dutch Town
  (2 miles [3.2 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
• Georges Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Georges Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
• Hopewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Power
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Power is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
• Rabbit Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rabbit Hill is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
• Rush Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rush Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
• Shank Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
• Short Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 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 south)
  • Stringer is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer

How Far From Salt 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 Salt 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 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]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Salt Run to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'