Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Swamp 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 Swamp Run:
  • 39.023720, -80.073783
  • 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 Swamp 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Since Swamp Run is near Barbour County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Swamp Run

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swamp 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.

• Boulder
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boulder is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
• Century Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Century Junction is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century Junction
• Five Forks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Heavener Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Heavener Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener Grove
• Jones
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
• Kingsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kingsville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
• Longview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Longview is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Mount Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Liberty is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
• Murphy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphy is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Pecks Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
• Skidmore ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Skidmore is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union
  • From Swamp Run to Union
• Valley Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Bend is located in Barbour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Bend
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Bend <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Valley Bend
  • From Swamp Run to Valley Bend
• Vegan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Vegan is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegan

How Far From Swamp Run 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 Swamp 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 Swamp Run and extending to:

• Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Swamp Run to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,019 miles [9,686.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'