Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jumbo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jumbo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jumbo
- 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 Jumbo:
- 38.562607, -80.387860
- 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 Jumbo
- 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 Webster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Since Jumbo is near Braxton County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Braxton County
- eBird sighting report for Randolph 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Jumbo ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Jumbo.
Within West Virginia, the name Jumbo is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Nevada
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Jumbo.
- Washoe County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Jumbo [Washoe County].
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Castro County
- This Jumbo is located in Castro County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the west of the Jumbo that is located in Webster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Castro County community of Jumbo.
- Panola County
- Although located in Panola County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Jumbo.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jumbo ...
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.
- Bergoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Cherry Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Falls
- Cherry Falls is located in Webster County
- Curtin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Diana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Fishers Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Crossing
- Fishers Crossing is located in Webster County
- Guardian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hacker Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
- Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <5>
- Ralph
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Skidmore Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidmore Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Crossing
- Skidmore Crossing is located in Webster County
How Far From Jumbo 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 Jumbo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jumbo and extending to:
- Webster Springs, which is the Seat of Webster County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Jumbo to Charleston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jumbo. 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 '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- Jumbo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jumbo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5626, Longitude: -80.3879 In this case, the coordinates for Jumbo 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 Jumbo 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jumbo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Jumbo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.903 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.68 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.258 degrees. |