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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jones Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Valley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Jones Valley:
- 33.465107, -86.878880
- 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 Jones Valley
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Jones Valley is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Jones Valley
Communities Also Named Jones Valley ...
We found three communities that are also named Jones Valley.
Within Alabama, the name Jones Valley is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Jones Valley.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jones Valley that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Jones Valley.
- Tennessee
- Hickman County
- This Jones Valley is located in Hickman County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the north of the Jones Valley that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Jones Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Valley ...
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.
- Crescent Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Glenview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hillman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
- Hillman Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
- Ivanhoe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Martins
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Mason City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Park Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Jones Valley 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 Jones Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jones Valley and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Jones Valley to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jones Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jones Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Jones Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4651, Longitude: -86.8789 In this case, the coordinates for Jones Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.719 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.33 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.339 degrees. |
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