Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jacksonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacksonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jacksonville
- 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 Jacksonville:
- 38.828950, -85.048840
- 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 Jacksonville
- 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 Switzerland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Switzerland County
- Since Jacksonville is near Ohio County and also Gallatin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin 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 Jacksonville ...
We found 55 communities that share the name Jacksonville.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Jacksonville.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 54 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 54 communities, 53 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Vermillion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Jacksonville [Vermillion County].
- Vermillion County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<2> to the south of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Jacksonville.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Jacksonville.
- California
- Tuolumne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Jacksonville [Tuolumne County].
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Jacksonville is located in Duval County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Jacksonville.
- Georgia
- Greene County
- This Jacksonville is located in Greene County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Jacksonville.
- Telfair County
- This Jacksonville is located in Telfair County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the south southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Telfair County community of Jacksonville.
- Towns County
- This Jacksonville is located in Towns County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the south southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towns County community of Jacksonville.
- Illinois
- Morgan County
- This Jacksonville is located in Morgan County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Jacksonville.
- Iowa
- Chickasaw County
- This Jacksonville is located in Chickasaw County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Jacksonville.
- Clarke County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Jacksonville [Clarke County].
- Shelby County
- This Jacksonville is located in Shelby County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the west northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Jacksonville.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jacksonville [Cherokee County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jacksonville [Jefferson County].
- Neosho County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jacksonville [Neosho County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jacksonville [Smith County].
- Kentucky
- Bourbon County
- This Jacksonville is located in Bourbon County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Jacksonville.
- Shelby County
- This Jacksonville is located in Shelby County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Jacksonville.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Jacksonville [Calcasieu Parish].
- Vernon Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Jacksonville [Vernon Parish].
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Jacksonville is located in Washington County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jacksonville.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Jacksonville is located in Baltimore County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<2> to the east of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Jacksonville.
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Jacksonville [Somerset County].
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Jacksonville [Kemper County].
- Missouri
- Gentry County
- Although located in Gentry County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Jacksonville.
- Laclede County
- This Jacksonville is located in Laclede County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the west of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Jacksonville.
- Randolph County
- This Jacksonville is located in Randolph County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the west of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Jacksonville.
- Sullivan County
- This Jacksonville is located in Sullivan County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the west northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Jacksonville.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Jacksonville.
- New Brunswick
- This Jacksonville lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Jacksonville is located in Burlington County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<2> to the east of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Jacksonville.
- Morris County
- This Jacksonville is located in Morris County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Jacksonville.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Jacksonville is located in Onondaga County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Jacksonville.
- Tompkins County
- This Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Jacksonville.
- North Carolina
- Onslow County
- This Jacksonville is located in Onslow County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Jacksonville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Jacksonville lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Jacksonville is located in Adams County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the east of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Jacksonville.
- Athens County
- This Jacksonville is located in Athens County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Jacksonville.
- Clark County
- This Jacksonville is located in Clark County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Jacksonville.
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Jacksonville.
- Jefferson County
- This Jacksonville is located in Jefferson County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jacksonville.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Jacksonville is located in Jackson County and lies 1,986 miles [3,196.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Jacksonville.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Jacksonville is located in Bucks County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Jacksonville.
- Centre County
- This Jacksonville is located in Centre County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Jacksonville.
- Indiana County
- This Jacksonville is located in Indiana County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Jacksonville.
- Lancaster County
- This Jacksonville is located in Lancaster County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Jacksonville.
- Lehigh County
- This Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Jacksonville.
- Northampton County
- This Jacksonville is located in Northampton County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Jacksonville.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Jacksonville is located in Aiken County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Jacksonville.
- Tennessee
- Obion County
- This Jacksonville is located in Obion County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Jacksonville.
- Texas
- Cherokee County
- This Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Jacksonville.
- Washington County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jacksonville.
- Vermont
- Windham County
- This Jacksonville is located in Windham County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Jacksonville.
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Jacksonville is located in Lewis County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<2> to the east of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Jacksonville.
- Wisconsin
- Monroe County
- This Jacksonville is located in Monroe County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Switzerland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Jacksonville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacksonville ...
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.
- Aaron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Cross Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Easterday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Farmers Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Retreat
- Farmers Retreat is located in Dearborn County
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Switzerland County
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Ripley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <5>
- Indian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Long Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Markland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Patriot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot
- Patriot is located in Switzerland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patriot <5>
- Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
How Far From Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jacksonville and extending to:
- Vevay, which is the Seat of Switzerland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Jacksonville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jacksonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jacksonville 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. |
| <2> | 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- Jacksonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacksonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8289, Longitude: -85.0488 In this case, the coordinates for Jacksonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Jacksonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Jacksonville 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 312.77 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.992 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.225 degrees. |