Buffalo Run
Buffalo Run is a stream in Pocahontas, West Virginia. Buffalo Run is situated nearby to the hamlet Arbovale, as well as near Boyer.Places of Interest
Highlights include Green Bank Telescope and Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope.
Green Bank Telescope
Building
The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia, US is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, surpassing the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope in Germany. Green Bank Telescope is situated 2½ miles southwest of Buffalo Run.
Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
Building
40-foot radio telescope
Building
The 40-foot radio telescope at Green Bank Observatory in the U.S. state of West Virginia was constructed in 1961, and started observing a selection of variable radio sources in the same year, completing its observations in 1968. 40-foot radio telescope is situated 2 miles southwest of Buffalo Run.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arbovale and Boyer.
Arbovale
Hamlet
Arbovale is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Arbovale is 12 miles south of Durbin. Arbovale had a post office, which closed on March 3, 2007. Arbovale is situated 2 miles south of Buffalo Run.
Boyer
Hamlet
Boyer is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Boyer is located on state routes 28 and 92, 4 miles south-southeast of Durbin. The community was named for a businessperson in the lumber industry. Boyer is situated 2 miles north of Buffalo Run.
Hosterman
Hamlet
Hosterman is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Hosterman is located on the Greenbrier River, 5.5 miles south-southwest of Durbin. Hosterman is situated 3 miles west of Buffalo Run.
Buffalo Run
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.46178° or 38° 27′ 42″ north
Longitude
-79.81256° or 79° 48′ 45″ west
Elevation
2,618 feet (798 metres)
Open location code
87C2F56P+PX
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