Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jon

• 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 Jon:
  • 32.894013, -86.031077
  • 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 Jon

• 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
  • Since Jon is near Tallapoosa County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore 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 Jon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jon ...

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.

• Cottage Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
• Crewsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crewsville is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
• Fishpond
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
• Flint Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Fuller
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fuller is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Indian Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Island Home
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
• Nixburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
• Our Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
• Parish Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parish Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Hills
• Rover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rover is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
• Sunny Level
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Level is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Level

How Far From Jon 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 Jon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jon and extending to:

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Jon to Rockford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'