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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 Jackson Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jackson Corner 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 Jackson Corner:
    • 36.421543, -76.367719
    • 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 Jackson Corner
  • 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 Pasquotank County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
    • Since Jackson Corner is near Camden County and also Perquimans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans 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 Jackson Corner

Communities Also Named Jackson Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Jackson Corner.

Within North Carolina, the name Jackson Corner is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Jackson Corner is located in Huntingdon County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Jackson Corner that is located in Pasquotank County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Jackson Corner.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This Jackson Corner is located in Orange County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jackson Corner that is located in Pasquotank County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Jackson Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson Corner ...

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.

  • Burnt Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Fauna ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fauna is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauna
  • Hickory Acres
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Horseshoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Horseshoe is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Lambs Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lambs Corner is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
  • Lilly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lilly is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
  • Lumber Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lumber Mill is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Mill
  • Lynchs Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lynchs Corner is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
  • Pierceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierceville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
  • Tar Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tar Corner is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Corner

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

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

  • Elizabeth City, which is the Seat of Pasquotank County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jackson Corner to Elizabeth City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jackson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Jackson Corner 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 Jackson Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4215, Longitude: -76.3677       In this case, the coordinates for Jackson Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.642 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.778 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.374 degrees.