Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Drift 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 Drift Run:
  • 38.940360, -81.634294
  • 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 Drift 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Drift Run is near Meigs County and also Wirt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt 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 Drift Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drift 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.

• Cuba
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuba is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Hemlock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemlock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
• Independence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Jones Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jones Crossing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
• LeRoy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • LeRoy is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeRoy
• Liverpool
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
• Meadowdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• Mentor ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mentor is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
• Murray
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Murray is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
• New Era
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New Era is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Sandyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandyville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandyville <1>

How Far From Drift 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 Drift 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 Drift Run and extending to:

• Ripley, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Drift Run to Ripley, with an average speed<3> 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'