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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 Green Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green 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 Green Run:
    • 39.380909, -81.221502
    • 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 Green 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 Pleasants County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
    • Since Green Run is near Washington County and also Ritchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ritchie 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 Green Run

Communities Also Named Green Run ...

We found one communities that are also named Green Run.

Within West Virginia, the name Green Run is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Green Run in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Green Run is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Green Run that is located in Pleasants County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Green Run.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.

  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Crisp ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crisp is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Eureka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Gracey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gracey is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
  • Grape Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grape Island is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Island
  • Horseneck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
  • Maxwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxwell is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Murphy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphy is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Pleasants
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasants is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasants
  • Raven Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
  • Schultz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Schultz is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
  • Spring Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Run is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
  • Union Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Union Mills is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Willow Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island

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

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

  • Saint Marys, which is the Seat of Pleasants County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Green Run to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four 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 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,767 miles [10,890.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,642 miles [7,470.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Green Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3809, Longitude: -81.2215       In this case, the coordinates for Green Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.384 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.35 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.344 degrees.