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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 Jenkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jenkins 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 Jenkins:
    • 31.594054, -89.155336
    • 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 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Since Jenkins is near Forrest County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forrest County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Jenkins

Communities Also Named Jenkins ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Jenkins.

Within Mississippi, the name Jenkins is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Jenkins is located in Calhoun County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Jenkins.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Jenkins is located in Hillsborough County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Jenkins.
    • Illinois
      • De Witt County
      • This Jenkins is located in De Witt County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the north of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • 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 432 miles [695.2 km] to the north of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • 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 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Jenkins.
    • Kentucky
      • Letcher County
      • This Jenkins is located in Letcher County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Jenkins.
    • Louisiana
      • Washington Parish
      • This Jenkins is located in Washington Parish and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Jenkins.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Jenkins is located in Baltimore County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Jenkins.
    • Minnesota
      • Crow Wing County
      • This Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Jenkins.
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Jenkins is located in Barry County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • 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 county.
      • 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 county.
      • 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
      • Burlington County
      • This Jenkins is located in Burlington County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Jenkins.
    • New Mexico
      • Lea County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lea County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Jenkins.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne 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 Pennsylvania community of Jenkins [Luzerne County].
    • Tennessee
      • Loudon 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 Tennessee community of Jenkins [Loudon County].
    • Texas
      • Madison County
      • This Jenkins is located in Madison County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the west of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • 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 338 miles [544 km] to the west northwest of the Jenkins that is located in Jones County.
      • 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.

  • Monarch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Monarch is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pecan Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Powers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Powers is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Queensburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Queensburg is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensburg
  • Sand Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sand Hill is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Tuckers Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckers Crossing is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
  • Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Union is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Jenkins to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:

  • Laurel, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the North.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Jenkins to Jackson, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,327 miles [8,573 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Jenkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 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 Jenkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Jenkins 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 Jenkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5941, Longitude: -89.1553       In this case, the coordinates for Jenkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.944 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.493 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.602 degrees.