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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 Jonathan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jonathan and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Jonathan:
    • 31.222681, -88.637526
    • 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 Jonathan
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Jonathan is near Washington County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Jonathan

Communities Also Named Jonathan ...

We found three communities that are also named Jonathan.

Within Mississippi, the name Jonathan is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Washington County
      • This Jonathan is located in Washington County and lies 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jonathan that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jonathan.
    • Minnesota
      • Carver County
      • This Jonathan is located in Carver County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Jonathan that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of Jonathan.
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • This Jonathan is located in Haywood County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jonathan that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Jonathan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonathan ...

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.

  • Clark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Dueitt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dueitt is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dueitt
  • Fruitdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • Hillman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillman is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Knobtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Knobtown is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobtown
  • Leaf
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leaf is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
  • Leakesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Creek is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
  • Lucas Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lucas Ferry is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Ferry
  • Progress
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Progress is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Sand Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill

How Far From Jonathan 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 Jonathan to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jonathan and extending to:

  • Leakesville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Jonathan to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jonathan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Jonathan 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 Jonathan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2227, Longitude: -88.6375       In this case, the coordinates for Jonathan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.597 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.04 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.463 degrees.