Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rum Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rum Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rum Junction
- 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 Rum Junction:
- 37.815938, -81.935400
- 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 Rum Junction
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Rum Junction is near Boone County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- eBird sighting report for Mingo 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 Rum Junction ...
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.
- Argyle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Black Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Black Bottom is located in Logan County
- Chambers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Dog Patch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Ethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Freeze Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeze Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Fork
- Freeze Fork is located in Logan County
- Monitor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Peach Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Red Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Campbell
- Red Campbell is located in Logan County
- Ridgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Shamrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Sunbeam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Wanda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Rum Junction 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 Rum Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rum Junction and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Rum Junction to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rum Junction. 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rum Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rum Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8159, Longitude: -81.9354 In this case, the coordinates for Rum Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rum Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.853 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.654 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.163 degrees. |