Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Jolley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jolley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jolley

• 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 Jolley:
  • 43.842134, -111.778021
  • 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 Jolley

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Jolley is near Fremont County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Jolley

Communities Also Named Jolley ...

We found two communities that are also named Jolley.

Within Idaho, the name Jolley is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Calhoun County
    • This Jolley is located in Calhoun County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the east of the Jolley that is located in Madison County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Jolley.
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • This Jolley is located in Salt Lake County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the south of the Jolley that is located in Madison County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Jolley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jolley ...

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.

• Archer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Archer is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Gale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gale is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
• Hart
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hart is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Jensen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jensen is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
• Mark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mark is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
• Moody
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Moody is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Sugar City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar City is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <2>
• Woods Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woods Crossing is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing

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

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

• Rexburg, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Jolley to Boise, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,577 miles [12,194 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'