Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jett
- 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 Jett:
- 36.150069, -91.886259
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Jett
- 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 Izard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Izard County
- Since Jett is near Fulton County and also Sharp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Sharp 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Jett ...
We found four communities that share the name Jett.
Within Arkansas, the name Jett is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jett ...
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.
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Horseshoe Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <4>
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Knob Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Knob Creek is located in Izard County
- LaCrosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Melbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
- Melbourne is located in Izard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <4>
- Sage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Twin Bridges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in Izard County
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Violet Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Wiseman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Jett to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Jett once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Jett and extending to:
- Melbourne, which is the Seat of Izard County, lies just to the South.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Jett to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,625 miles [10,661.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,356 miles [11,838.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,234 miles [8,423.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1501, Longitude: -91.8863 In this case, the coordinates for Jett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Jett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Jett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.039 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.538 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.945 degrees. |