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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spring Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Run and the surrounding area.
- 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 Spring Run:
- 39.432575, -81.167335
- 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 Spring 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 Pleasants County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
- Since Spring Run is near Washington County and also Tyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler 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 Spring Run
Communities Also Named Spring Run ...
We found two communities that are also named Spring Run.
Within West Virginia, the name Spring Run is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Franklin County
- This Spring Run is located in Franklin County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Run that is located in Pleasants County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Spring Run.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Run that is located in Pleasants County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Spring Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring 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.
- Archers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Archers Fork is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archers Fork
- Beavertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beavertown is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Bens Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bens Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Run
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Crisp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crisp is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Federal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Federal is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Grape Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grape Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Island
- Green Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Run is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Run
- Long Reach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Reach is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Murphy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Point Lookout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Point Lookout is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
- Raven Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Sugar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
How Far From Spring 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 Spring Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Run and extending to:
- Saint Marys, which is the Seat of Pleasants County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Spring Run to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Spring Run to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4326, Longitude: -81.1673 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.349 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.318 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.303 degrees. |
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