Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jeffersonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jeffersonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jeffersonville
- 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 Jeffersonville:
- 38.442564, -88.403992
- 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 Jeffersonville
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Jeffersonville is near White County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Jeffersonville ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Jeffersonville.
Within Illinois, the name Jeffersonville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- This Jeffersonville is located in Lee County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Jeffersonville that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Jeffersonville.
- Georgia
- Twiggs County
- This Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Jeffersonville that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Jeffersonville.
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This Jeffersonville is located in Clark County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east of the Jeffersonville that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Jeffersonville.
- Iowa
- Lee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Jeffersonville [Lee County].
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jeffersonville [Cowley County].
- Kentucky
- Montgomery County
- This Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east of the Jeffersonville that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Jeffersonville.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jeffersonville that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Jeffersonville.
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This Jeffersonville is located in Fayette County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jeffersonville that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Jeffersonville.
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jeffersonville [Jefferson County].
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jeffersonville that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Jeffersonville.
- Vermont
- Lamoille County
- This Jeffersonville is located in Lamoille County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jeffersonville that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Jeffersonville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jeffersonville ...
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.
- Burnt Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Prairie
- Burnt Prairie is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Prairie <5>
- Crisp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Golden Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
- Golden Gate is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Gate <5>
- Greathouse Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greathouse Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Ford
- Greathouse Ford is located in Wayne County
- Mayberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Orchardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchardville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchardville
- Orchardville is located in Wayne County
- Round Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- Round Prairie is located in Wayne County
- Schnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Toms Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Prairie
- Toms Prairie is located in Wayne County
How Far From Jeffersonville 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 village such as Jeffersonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jeffersonville and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Jeffersonville to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jeffersonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Jeffersonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jeffersonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4426, Longitude: -88.4040 |
| <2> | 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 Jeffersonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Jeffersonville 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Jeffersonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.899 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.38 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.857 degrees. |