Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jumping Branch

• 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 Jumping Branch:
  • 37.657664, -80.976697
  • 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 Jumping Branch

• 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 Summers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
  • Since Jumping Branch is near Raleigh County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Jumping Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jumping Branch ...

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.

• Bragg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bragg is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
• Cherry Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Creek is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
• Cool Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cool Ridge is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Ridge
• Crow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crow is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
• Dunns
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunns is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
• Flat Top
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Top is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Top <1>
• Lilly ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lilly is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
• Packs Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
• Pipestem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pipestem is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pipestem
  • From Jumping Branch to Pipestem
• Pluto
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pluto is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
• Shady Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Spring is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Spring <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shady Spring
  • From Jumping Branch to Shady Spring
• Streeter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Streeter is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
• Suck Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Suck Creek is located in Summers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek

How Far From Jumping Branch 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 Jumping Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jumping Branch and extending to:

• Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Jumping Branch to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 230 miles [370.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'