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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 Jacob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacob 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 Jacob:
- 37.745670, -89.536055
- 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 Jacob
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Jacob is near Perry County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Jacob
Communities Also Named Jacob ...
We found two communities that are also named Jacob.
Within Illinois, the name Jacob is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Jacob in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Jacob, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Jacob [Sullivan County].
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Colombia
- Distance: 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<2> to the south southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Jacob
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacob ...
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.
- Crosstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crosstown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
- Dry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dry Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Glenn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Grand Tower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jones Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ridge
- Point Rest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Point Rest is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Poplar Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Seventysix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Starland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Starland is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starland
How Far From Jacob 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 Jacob to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jacob and extending to:
- Murphysboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Jacob to Murphysboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 681 miles [1,096 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,064 miles [8,149.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jacob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jacob) 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 Jacob 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 Jacob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7457, Longitude: -89.5361 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.605 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.096 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.543 degrees. |
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