Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Horse Shoe 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 Horse Shoe Run:
  • 39.271255, -79.514092
  • 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 Horse Shoe 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
  • Since Horse Shoe Run is near Garrett County and also Tucker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker 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 Horse Shoe Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horse Shoe 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.

• Amboy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Amboy is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
• Aurora
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Aurora is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Aurora
  • From Horse Shoe Run to Aurora
• Breedlove ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Breedlove is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove
• Erwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Erwin is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Henry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Lead Mine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
• Location
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Location is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Location
• Pierce
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pierce is located in Tucker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pierce
  • From Horse Shoe Run to Pierce
• Red House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red House
  • From Horse Shoe Run to Red House
• Sell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sell is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sell
  • From Horse Shoe Run to Sell
• Silver Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake is located in Preston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Horse Shoe 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 Horse Shoe 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 Horse Shoe Run and extending to:

• Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Horse Shoe Run to Kingwood, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'