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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jackson Park 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 Park:
    • 35.375974, -80.599512
    • 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 Jackson Park
  • 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 Jackson Park ...

We found eight communities that share the name Jackson Park.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Jackson Park.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Alamance County
      • This Jackson Park is located in Alamance County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jackson Park that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Jackson Park.
    • Henderson County
      • Although located in Henderson County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Jackson Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Jackson Park is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,291 miles [3,687 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jackson Park that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Jackson Park.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Jackson Park [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Delaware 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 Indiana community of Jackson Park [Delaware County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Jackson Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jackson Park that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Jackson Park.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Jackson Park is located in Roanoke City and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jackson Park that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Jackson Park.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Jackson Park is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,301 miles [3,703.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jackson Park that is located in Cabarrus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Jackson Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson Park ...

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.

  • Cold Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in Cabarrus County
  • Cold Water
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Water
    • Cold Water is located in Cabarrus County
  • Cooks Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
    • Cooks Crossing is located in Cabarrus County
  • Flows Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flows Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flows Store
    • Flows Store is located in Cabarrus County
  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Tent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Tent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
  • Roberta Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta Mill
    • Roberta Mill is located in Cabarrus County
  • Rocky River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
    • Rocky River is located in Cabarrus County
  • Royal Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Cabarrus County

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

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

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Cabarrus County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Jackson Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>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 312 miles [502.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jackson Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cabarrus County: www.co.cabarrus.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jackson Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3760, Longitude: -80.5995       In this case, the coordinates for Jackson Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Jackson Park 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Jackson Park 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 310.081 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.413 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.364 degrees.




 

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