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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 Jamesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jamesville 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 Jamesville:
    • 35.810864, -76.896767
    • 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 Jamesville
  • 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 Jamesville ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Jamesville.

Within North Carolina, the name Jamesville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This Jamesville is located in Bibb County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jamesville that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Jamesville.
      • Lee County
      • This Jamesville is located in Lee County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the west southwest of the Jamesville that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Jamesville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Jamesville [Worcester County].
    • Missouri
      • Stone County
      • This Jamesville is located in Stone County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the west of the Jamesville that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Jamesville.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Jamesville is located in Onondaga County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the north of the Jamesville that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Jamesville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Jamesville lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jamesville that is located in Martin County.
    • Oklahoma
      • Muskogee County
      • This Jamesville is located in Muskogee County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the west of the Jamesville that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Jamesville.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Jamesville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This Jamesville is located in Northampton County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jamesville that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Jamesville.
    • South Dakota
      • Yankton County
      • This Jamesville is located in Yankton County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jamesville that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yankton County community of Jamesville.
    • Virginia
      • Northampton County
      • This Jamesville is located in Northampton County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jamesville that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Jamesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jamesville ...

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.

  • Bear Grass
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
    • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Coreys Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coreys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Crossroads
    • Coreys Crossroads is located in Martin County
  • Farmlife
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmlife have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlife
    • Farmlife is located in Martin County
  • Grabtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabtown
    • Grabtown is located in Bertie County
  • Green Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
  • Hoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke
    • Hoke is located in Washington County
  • Pine Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Pinetown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
    • Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
  • Plymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>

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

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

  • Williamston, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jamesville to Williamston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Martin County: www.martincountyncgov.com

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jamesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jamesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8109, Longitude: -76.8968    
<2>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 Jamesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Jamesville 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Jamesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.965 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.056 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.795 degrees.









 

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