Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jonestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jonestown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jonestown
- 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 Jonestown:
- 32.842503, -90.427478
- 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 Jonestown
- 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 Yazoo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yazoo County
- Since Jonestown is near Humphreys County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Jonestown ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Jonestown.
There are three communities within Mississippi that are also named Jonestown.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Alcorn County
- Coahoma County
- Warren County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Jonestown is located in Caroline County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Jonestown.
- Howard County
- This Jonestown is located in Howard County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the east northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Jonestown.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Jonestown is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the east northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Jonestown.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Jonestown is located in Forsyth County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Jonestown.
- Lenoir County
- This Jonestown is located in Lenoir County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Jonestown.
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This Jonestown is located in Jackson County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Jonestown.
- Van Wert County
- This Jonestown is located in Van Wert County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the north northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Wert County community of Jonestown.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Jonestown is located in Columbia County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Jonestown.
- Lebanon County
- This Jonestown is located in Lebanon County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Jonestown.
- Schuylkill County
- This Jonestown is located in Schuylkill County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Jonestown.
- Washington County
- This Jonestown is located in Washington County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jonestown.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Jonestown [Cocke County].
- Giles County
- This Jonestown is located in Giles County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jonestown that is located in Yazoo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Jonestown.
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonestown ...
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.
- Carter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cedar Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Yazoo County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Gassaway Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gassaway Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway Ferry
- Gassaway Ferry is located in Yazoo County
- Lake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Limerick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Little Yazoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Yazoo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Yazoo
- Little Yazoo is located in Yazoo County
- Liverpool ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Oil City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Roadside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Jonestown to ...
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 community such as Jonestown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jonestown and extending to:
- Yazoo City, which is the Seat of Yazoo County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Jonestown to Jackson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,325 miles [8,569.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jonestown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jonestown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8425, Longitude: -90.4275 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Jonestown 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 Jonestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Jonestown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.841 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.704 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.904 degrees. |