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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 Jones View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones View 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 Jones View:
- 38.562897, -77.126089
- 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 Jones View
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Jones View is near Fairfax County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Jones View
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones View ...
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.
- Bryans Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Freedom Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hill Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Holly Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holly Haven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Indian Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ironsides
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Knotts Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
- Marshalls Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Perry Wright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Wright is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pomfret
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Pomonkey Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pomonkey Landing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey Landing
- Redhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Redhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill
How Far From Jones View 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 Jones View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jones View and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Jones View to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 23 miles [37 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jones View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jones View 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 Jones View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5629, Longitude: -77.1261 In this case, the coordinates for Jones View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.963 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.47 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.88 degrees. |
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