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.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 870 feet (270 metres)
- …is also known as “Jug Handle”
- Description: island in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frew and Middlebourne.
Frew
Hamlet
Frew is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.
Middlebourne
Middlebourne is a town and the county seat of Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.
Blue
Hamlet
Blue is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.
The Jug
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Latitude
39.46813° or 39° 28′ 5″ north
Longitude
-80.87538° or 80° 52′ 31″ west
Open location code
86FXF49F+7R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Cebuano—“The Jug” goes by many names.
جزيرة ذا جاغArabic
The JugCebuano
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