Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jacktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacktown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jacktown
- 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 Jacktown:
- 44.778677, -85.983202
- 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 Jacktown
- 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 Leelanau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Leelanau County
- Since Jacktown is near Benzie County and also Grand Traverse County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benzie County
- eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse 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 Jacktown ...
We found nine communities that share the name Jacktown.
Within Michigan, the name Jacktown is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Butler 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 Ohio community of Jacktown [Butler County].
- Delaware County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Delaware County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Jacktown.
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacktown ...
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.
- Cedar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cedar is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar <4>
- Cedar Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Edgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Leelanau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
- Glen Haven ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
- Honor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
- Honor is located in Benzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <4>
- Lake Ann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
- Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <4>
- Maple City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Maple City is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple City <4>
How Far From Jacktown 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 Jacktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Jacktown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Jacktown and extending to:
- Leland, which is the Seat of Leelanau County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jacktown to Leland, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,616 miles [7,428.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Leelanau County: www.leelanau.cc/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Jacktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7787, Longitude: -85.9832 |
| <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 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 Jacktown 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 Jacktown, 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> | 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. |
| <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 Jacktown 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 313.262 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.418 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.811 degrees. |