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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 Jonesburg:
38.853825, -91.305146
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.
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Bird Watching ...
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The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found four communities that are also named Jonesburg.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Jonesburg.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Monroe County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Jonesburg.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kansas
Chautauqua County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jonesburg [Chautauqua County].
Kentucky
Henderson County
This Jonesburg is located in Henderson County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Jonesburg that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Jonesburg.
Louisiana
Richland Parish
This Jonesburg is located in Richland Parish and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<2> to the south of the Jonesburg that is located in Montgomery County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland Parish community of Jonesburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonesburg ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Jonesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jonesburg and extending to:
Montgomery City, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jonesburg to Montgomery City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Jonesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
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- Jonesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Jonesburg 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 Jonesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8538, Longitude: -91.3051 In this case, the coordinates for Jonesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.812 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.637 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.122 degrees.