The Jug
The Jug — formerly known as the Jug Handle — is a jug-shaped island formed by a horseshoe bend on Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne in Tyler County, West Virginia, USA. It is maintained by the state of West Virginia as The Jug Wildlife Management Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Jug Handle”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frew and Middlebourne.
Frew
Hamlet
Frew is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
Middlebourne
Town
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Middlebourne is a town and the county seat of Tyler County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 715 at the 2020 census.
Blue
Hamlet
Blue is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed in 1935.
The Jug
- Categories: river island, wildlife management area of West Virginia, locality, and landform
- Location: Tyler, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.46813° or 39° 28′ 5″ northLongitude
-80.87538° or 80° 52′ 31″ westElevation
869 feet (265 metres)Open location code
86FXF49F+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 356522128OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Cebuano—“The Jug” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة ذا جاغ”
- Cebuano: “The Jug”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jug Wildlife Management Area and Smith Cemetery.
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