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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Cherry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Cool Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Ridge
- Cool Ridge is located in Raleigh County
- Crow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Dunns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Flat Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Mercer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Top <2>
- Lilly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Packs Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Pipestem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
- Pipestem is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <2>
- Pluto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Shady Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Spring
- Shady Spring is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Spring <2>
- Streeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Suck Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suck Creek
- Suck Creek is located in Summers County
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<3> 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]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Jumping Branch to Charleston, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,703 miles [7,568.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jumping Branch. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jumping Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jumping Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6577, Longitude: -80.9767 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Jumping Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.279 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.975 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.807 degrees. |