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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 Jeffersonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jeffersonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 37.963686, -83.810074
    • 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
  • 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 Kentucky, the name Jeffersonville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, 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 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jeffersonville that is located in Montgomery 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 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the south of the Jeffersonville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Jeffersonville.
    • Illinois
      • Wayne County
      • This Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west of the Jeffersonville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Jeffersonville.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This Jeffersonville is located in Clark County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jeffersonville that is located in Montgomery 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].
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jeffersonville that is located in Montgomery 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 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north of the Jeffersonville that is located in Montgomery 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 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jeffersonville that is located in Montgomery 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 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jeffersonville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Jeffersonville.

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.

  • Chestnut Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Bath County
  • Dog Trot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Trot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Trot
    • Dog Trot is located in Menifee County
  • Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Montgomery County
  • Judy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
    • Judy is located in Powell County
  • Little Slate Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Slate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
    • Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
  • Lucky Stop
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Stop
    • Lucky Stop is located in Montgomery County
  • Means
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Means have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
    • Means is located in Menifee County
  • Paint Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
    • Paint Creek is located in Powell County
  • Peeled Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeled Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
    • Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
  • Peter Trace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Trace
    • Peter Trace is located in Menifee County
  • Rebelsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebelsville
    • Rebelsville is located in Menifee County
  • Trimble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
    • Trimble is located in Montgomery County
  • Walkers Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
    • Walkers Crossing is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Jeffersonville 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 city 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:

  • Mount Sterling, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jeffersonville to Mount Sterling, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 37.9637, Longitude: -83.8101       In this case, the coordinates for Jeffersonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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 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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.997 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.983 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.926 degrees.









 

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