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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 Jacksonburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacksonburg 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 Jacksonburg:
- 39.853102, -85.105797
- 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 Jacksonburg
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Jacksonburg is near Fayette County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Jacksonburg
Communities Also Named Jacksonburg ...
We found seven communities that are also named Jacksonburg.
Within Indiana, the name Jacksonburg is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Jacksonburg.
- Kansas
- Smith 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 Kansas community of Jacksonburg [Smith County].
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- This Jacksonburg is located in Warren County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the east of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Jacksonburg.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Jacksonburg.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Jacksonburg is located in Butler County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Jacksonburg.
- Ontario
- This Jacksonburg lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wayne County.
- West Virginia
- Wetzel County
- This Jacksonburg is located in Wetzel County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Jacksonburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacksonburg ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- College Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- College Corner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Economy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Fountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Greens Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Hopeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Mooreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Pinhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Spring Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Yankee Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
How Far From Jacksonburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jacksonburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jacksonburg and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Jacksonburg to Richmond, 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jacksonburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Jacksonburg 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> | 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 Jacksonburg 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 Jacksonburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8531, Longitude: -85.1058 In this case, the coordinates for Jacksonburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.804 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.179 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.952 degrees. |
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