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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 Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Corner:
    • 28.033355, -81.814247
    • 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 Jones Corner
  • 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 Jones Corner ...

We found nine communities that share the name Jones Corner.

Within Florida, the name Jones Corner is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Tulare County and lies 2,237 miles [3,600.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jones Corner that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Jones Corner.
    • Maine
      • Lincoln County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Jones Corner.
      • Waldo County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km] to the north northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Jones Corner.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Cheshire County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Jones Corner.
    • North Carolina
      • Jones County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Jones County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Jones Corner.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Adams County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the north of the Jones Corner that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Jones Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Jones Corner.
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Jones Corner [Fairfax County].
      • Hanover County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Hanover County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the north northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Jones Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Corner ...

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.

  • Crystal Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
  • Cypress Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Gordonville is located in Polk County
  • Lake Alfred
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyle Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
    • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
  • Lynchburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Polk County
  • Tranquility Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility Park
    • Tranquility Park is located in Polk County
  • Winter Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jones Corner and extending to:

  • Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Corner to Bartow, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 222 miles [357.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jones Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0334, Longitude: -81.8142       In this case, the coordinates for Jones Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Jones Corner 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.
<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 Jones Corner 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 310.496 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.852 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.669 degrees.




 

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