Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jenkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jenkins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jenkins
- 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 Jenkins:
- 30.812129, -90.137029
- 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 Jenkins
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Washington Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
- Since Jenkins is near Tangipahoa Parish and also Saint Tammany Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- 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 Jenkins ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Jenkins.
Within Louisiana, the name Jenkins is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Illinois
- De Witt County
- This Jenkins is located in De Witt County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the north of the Jenkins that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Witt County community of Jenkins.
- Williamson County
- This Jenkins is located in Williamson County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the north of the Jenkins that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Jenkins.
- Kansas
- Comanche 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 Jenkins [Comanche County].
- McPherson County
- This Jenkins is located in McPherson County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jenkins that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Jenkins.
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Jenkins is located in Barry County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Jenkins that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Jenkins.
- Jasper County
- Although located in Jasper County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Jenkins.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Jenkins.
- Lander County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Jenkins [Lander County].
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Madison County
- This Jenkins is located in Madison County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west of the Jenkins that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Jenkins.
- Morris County
- This Jenkins is located in Morris County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the west northwest of the Jenkins that is located in Washington Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Jenkins.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jenkins ...
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.
- Blond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Cranky Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranky Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranky Corner
- Cranky Corner is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Julia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Martinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Martinville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Porters Curve
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Curve
- Porters Curve is located in Washington Parish
- Stoney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Sunny Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
How Far From Jenkins 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 Jenkins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jenkins and extending to:
- Franklinton, which is the Seat of Washington Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Jenkins to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 927 miles [1,491.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,406 miles [8,700.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jenkins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.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- Jenkins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jenkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8121, Longitude: -90.1370 In this case, the coordinates for Jenkins 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 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 Jenkins 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 parish. 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 Jenkins, 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 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 Jenkins 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 315.459 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.987 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.115 degrees. |