Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jacksonboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacksonboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jacksonboro
- 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 Jacksonboro:
- 32.822386, -81.622887
- 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 Jacksonboro
- 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 Screven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Screven County
- Since Jacksonboro is near Burke County and also Allendale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Burke County
- eBird sighting report for Allendale 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 Jacksonboro ...
We found two communities that share the name Jacksonboro.
Within Georgia, the name Jacksonboro is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Jacksonboro lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the north of the Jacksonboro that is located in Screven County.
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- This Jacksonboro is located in Colleton County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east of the Jacksonboro that is located in Screven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Jacksonboro.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacksonboro ...
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.
- Double Heads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Heads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Heads
- Double Heads is located in Screven County
- Farmdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Screven County
- Hills Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
- Hills Store is located in Burke County
- Hilltonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Hunters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - King Creek Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek Landing
- King Creek Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Lewis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Red Bluff Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
- Red Bluff Landing is located in Screven County
How Far From Jacksonboro 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 Jacksonboro 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<4> community of Jacksonboro once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Jacksonboro and extending to:
- Sylvania, which is the Seat of Screven County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Jacksonboro to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,936 miles [7,943.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 from Point A (ie- Jacksonboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacksonboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8224, Longitude: -81.6229 In this case, the coordinates for Jacksonboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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 Jacksonboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Jacksonboro 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 310.631 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.678 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.471 degrees. |