Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rush Crossroads

• 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 Crossroads:
  • 39.806188, -80.258959
  • 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 Crossroads

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Rush Crossroads is near Monongalia County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rush Crossroads ...

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.

• Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bluff is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
• Brave
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brave is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brave
• Buzz
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Buzz is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzz
• Gump
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gump is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gump
• Jollytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jollytown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
• Pine Bank
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Bank is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bank
• Rogersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rogersville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Shamrock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shamrock is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Triumph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Triumph is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rush Crossroads and extending to:

• Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rush Crossroads to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 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 4,584 miles [7,377.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'