Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jakes 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 Jakes Run:
  • 39.658136, -80.171183
  • 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 Jakes 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
  • Since Jakes Run is near Greene County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Jakes Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jakes 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.

• Brave
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brave is located in Greene County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brave
• Core
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Core is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core
• Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Crown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crown is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Fort Grand
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Grand is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grand
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Grant Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grant Town is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
• Hoodsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hoodsville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
• Keystone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Keystone is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Miracle Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Miracle Run is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Run
  • Paw Paw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Paw Paw is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Price
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Price is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Ragtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ragtown is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
  • Sandy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Shamrock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shamrock is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jakes Run and extending to:

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Jakes Run to Morgantown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'