Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Jacocks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacocks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jacocks

• 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 Jacocks:
  • 36.149326, -76.264101
  • 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 Jacocks

• 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 Perquimans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans County
  • Since Jacocks is near Pasquotank County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Jacocks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacocks ...

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.

• Bob White Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bob White Fork is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White Fork
• Elizabeth City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <1>
• Forest Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Forestburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Forestburg is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
• Frog Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Frog Island is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
• Glen Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Glen Cove is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Holiday Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holiday Island is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Island
• Jethro Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jethro Park is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro Park
• Listers Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Listers Corner is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listers Corner
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poolville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Poolville is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
• Rabbit Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rabbit Corner is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Corner
• Snug Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jacocks and extending to:

• Hertford, which is the Seat of Perquimans County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jacocks to Hertford, with an average speed<3> 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west (W). 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 194 miles [312.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'