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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 Cherry Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry 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 Cherry Run:
    • 39.627331, -78.033826
    • 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 Cherry Run
  • 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

Communities Also Named Cherry Run ...

We found four communities that share the name Cherry Run.

Within West Virginia, the name Cherry Run is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Cherry Run is located in Centre County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the north of the Cherry Run that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Cherry Run.
      • Clarion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cherry Run [Clarion County].
      • Union County
      • This Cherry Run is located in Union County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast of the Cherry Run that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cherry Run.
      • Warren County
      • This Cherry Run is located in Warren County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northwest of the Cherry Run that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Cherry Run.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry 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 Pool
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Pool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pool
    • Big Pool is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pool <4>
  • Ernstville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernstville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
    • Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Four Locks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
    • Four Locks is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Green Spring Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
    • Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Greenspring Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenspring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
    • Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Mountain Vistas
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Vistas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vistas
    • Mountain Vistas is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Park Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Head
    • Park Head is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Runners Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runners Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runners Ferry
    • Runners Ferry is located in Berkeley County
  • Sleepy Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
    • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County

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

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

  • Berkeley Springs, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cherry Run to Berkeley Springs, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherry Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cherry Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6273, Longitude: -78.0338       In this case, the coordinates for Cherry Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Cherry Run could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Cherry Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.438 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.174 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.86 degrees.




 

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