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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 Jackson Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jackson Park 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 Jackson Park:
- 37.397500, -122.079167
- 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 Jackson Park
- 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 Santa Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- Since Jackson Park is near San Mateo County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Jackson Park
Communities Also Named Jackson Park ...
We found eight communities that are also named Jackson Park.
Within California, the name Jackson Park is unique.
Beyond California, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Jackson Park [Cook County].
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Jackson Park [Delaware County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Jackson Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km]<2> to the east of the Jackson Park that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Jackson Park.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Jackson Park is located in Alamance County and lies 2,340 miles [3,765.9 km]<2> to the east of the Jackson Park that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Jackson Park.
- Cabarrus County
- This Jackson Park is located in Cabarrus County and lies 2,291 miles [3,687 km] to the east of the Jackson Park that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Jackson Park.
- Henderson County
- Although located in Henderson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Jackson Park.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Jackson Park is located in Roanoke City and lies 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jackson Park that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Jackson Park.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Jackson Park is located in Kitsap County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<2> to the north of the Jackson Park that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Jackson Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson Park ...
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.
- Blossom Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blossom Valley is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Valley
- Castro City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
- Crescent Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Evergreen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmeadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmeadow is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmeadow
- Meadow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Neal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neal is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Professorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Professorville is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Professorville
How Far From Jackson Park 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 Jackson Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jackson Park and extending to:
- San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jackson Park to San Jose, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,423 miles [3,899.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,200 miles [13,196.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Jackson Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Jackson Park 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 Jackson Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3975, Longitude: -122.0792 In this case, the coordinates for Jackson Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.876 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.742 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.955 degrees. |
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