Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jenkins Meadow:
  • 35.382029, -83.952961
  • 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 Jenkins Meadow

• 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham County
  • Since Jenkins Meadow is near Monroe County and also Swain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Swain 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 Jenkins Meadow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jenkins Meadow ...

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.

• Boiling Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Chestnut Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Valley is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Valley
• Chilhowee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
• Chilhowey ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chilhowey is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowey
• Coalville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Coalville is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
• Halfway Town ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
• Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Junction is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Milltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Milltown is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Oak Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rattler Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rattler Ford is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattler Ford
• Robbinsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <1>
• Sweetgum
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetgum is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
• Yellow Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

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

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

• Robbinsville, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jenkins Meadow to Robbinsville, with an average speed<3> 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 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'