Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Middle 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 Middle Run:
  • 38.593989, -80.809823
  • 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 Middle 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 Braxton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Braxton County
  • Since Middle Run is near Nicholas County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicholas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Middle Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle 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.

• Bison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bison is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
• Duck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Duck is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
• Frametown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Frametown is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
• Gassaway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gassaway is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <1>
• Little Birch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Birch is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
• Little Otter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Otter is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Otter
• Meadville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadville is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
• Shadyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shadyside is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
• Strange Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
• Tesla
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tesla is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
• Twistville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Twistville is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville

How Far From Middle 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 Middle 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 Middle Run and extending to:

• Sutton, which is the Seat of Braxton County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Middle Run to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'