Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bakers 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 Bakers Run:
  • 38.635102, -80.592869
  • 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 Bakers 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
  • Since Bakers Run is near Webster County and also Nicholas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas 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 Bakers Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakers 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.

• Big Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Big Run is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
• Fishers Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fishers Crossing is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Crossing
• Flatwoods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <1>
• Guardian
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Guardian is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guardian
• Holly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Little Birch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Birch is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
• McNutt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • McNutt is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Tesla
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tesla is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
• Thrash ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Thrash is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrash
• Waggy ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waggy is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggy

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bakers Run and extending to:

• Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bakers Run to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'