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:
- 38.274237, -85.013008
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Jacksonville is near Franklin County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Kentucky which is also named Jacksonville.
Beyond Kentucky, 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 Kentucky ...
- Bourbon County
- This Jacksonville is located in Bourbon County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Jacksonville.
- Bourbon County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the south of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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.<2> 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 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 460 miles [740.3 km] to the south southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 240 miles [386.2 km] to the south southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Jacksonville.
- Indiana
- Switzerland County
- This Jacksonville is located in Switzerland County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Jacksonville.
- Vermillion 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 Indiana community of Jacksonville [Vermillion County].
- Iowa
- Chickasaw County
- This Jacksonville is located in Chickasaw County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 584 miles [939.9 km] to the west northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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.<2> 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].
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- 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 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 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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.<2> 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.<2> 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 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 410 miles [659.8 km] to the west northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 454 miles [730.6 km] to the west northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby County.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Jacksonville is located in Burlington County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 529 miles [851.3 km] to the northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Jacksonville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Jacksonville lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby County.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Jacksonville is located in Adams County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 276 miles [444.2 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 2,001 miles [3,220.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 343 miles [552 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 494 miles [795 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 516 miles [830.4 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 538 miles [865.8 km] to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the east of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jacksonville that is located in Shelby 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.
- Bagdad
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Bagdad is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagdad <4>
- Castle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Christianburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
- Clay Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Elmburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Flag Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Harvieland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvieland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
- Harvieland is located in Franklin County
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - North Pleasureville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pleasureville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pleasureville
- North Pleasureville is located in Henry County
- Old Christianburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Christianburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Christianburg
- Old Christianburg is located in Shelby County
- Pleasureville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Pleasureville is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <4>
How Far From Jacksonville 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 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:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jacksonville to Shelbyville, with an average speed<7> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 38.2742, Longitude: -85.0130 In this case, the coordinates for Jacksonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.744 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.884 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.367 degrees. |