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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 Jacksontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacksontown 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 Jacksontown:
    • 36.423478, -78.329441
    • 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 Jacksontown
  • 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 Vance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
    • Since Jacksontown is near Warren County and also Granville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville 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 Jacksontown

Communities Also Named Jacksontown ...

We found four communities that are also named Jacksontown.

Within North Carolina, the name Jacksontown is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Jacksontown [Charles County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Jacksontown lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jacksontown that is located in Vance County.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Jacksontown is located in Licking County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Jacksontown that is located in Vance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Jacksontown.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Jacksontown is located in Fauquier County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the north of the Jacksontown that is located in Vance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Jacksontown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacksontown ...

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.

  • Adcock Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
  • Bullocksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullocksville is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocksville
  • Flat Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Greystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greystone is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Harris Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Harris Crossroads is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Crossroads
  • Kellys Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kellys Crossroads is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
  • Presbyterian Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Presbyterian Point is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Point
  • Rose Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Snow Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Snow Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Soul City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Soul City is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
  • Townsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Willow Oaks is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks

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

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

  • Henderson, which is the Seat of Vance County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Jacksontown to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Jacksontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Jacksontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Jacksontown 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 Jacksontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4235, Longitude: -78.3294       In this case, the coordinates for Jacksontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.757 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.053 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.137 degrees.