Hospital Run
Hospital Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Hospital Run was so named for the fact an Indian who recovered from his wounds near its banks.Places of Interest
Highlights include 40-foot radio telescope and Green Bank Telescope.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arbovale and Green Bank.
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.
Green Bank
Village
Green Bank is a census-designated place in Pocahontas County in West Virginia's Potomac Highlands inside the Allegheny Mountain Range. Green Bank is located along WV 28. Green Bank is situated 1½ miles south of Hospital 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 2½ miles northwest of Hospital Run.
Hospital Run
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.44178° or 38° 26′ 30″ north
Longitude
-79.83172° or 79° 49′ 54″ west
Elevation
2,598 feet (792 metres)
Open location code
87C2C5R9+P8
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Satellite Map
Discover Hospital Run from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Hospital Run” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Hospital Run”
- Cebuano: “Hospital Run”
- Venetian: “Hospital Run”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Slavin Hollow and Arbovale Cemetery.
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