Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jones Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jones Corner
- 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 Jones Corner:
- 35.058875, -77.203691
- 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 Jones Corner
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Jones Corner is near Craven County and also Onslow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Craven County
- eBird sighting report for Onslow 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Jones Corner ...
We found nine communities that share the name Jones Corner.
Within North Carolina, the name Jones Corner is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tulare County
- This Jones Corner is located in Tulare County and lies 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jones Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Jones Corner.
- Florida
- Polk County
- This Jones Corner is located in Polk County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Jones Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Jones Corner.
- Maine
- Lincoln County
- This Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Jones Corner.
- Waldo County
- This Jones Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the north northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Jones Corner.
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Jones Corner is located in Cheshire County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Jones Corner.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Jones Corner is located in Adams County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jones Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Jones Corner.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Jones Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the north of the Jones Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Jones Corner.
- Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Jones Corner [Fairfax County].
- Hanover County
- This Jones Corner is located in Hanover County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north of the Jones Corner that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Jones Corner.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Corner ...
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.
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clark
- From Jones Corner to Clark
- Cypress Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Shores
- Cypress Shores is located in Craven County
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Holly Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Craven County
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Olivers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Pollocksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocksville
- Pollocksville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollocksville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pollocksville
- From Jones Corner to Pollocksville
- Quail Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Craven County
- Ravenswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Jones County
- River Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Snug Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Tenmile Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tenmile Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Fork
- Tenmile Fork is located in Jones County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tenmile Fork
- From Jones Corner to Tenmile Fork
How Far From Jones Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jones Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jones Corner and extending to:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Jones Corner to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,068 miles [9,765.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,641 miles [7,469 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jones Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.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- Jones Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0589, Longitude: -77.2037 In this case, the coordinates for Jones Corner 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Jones Corner 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Jones Corner 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 308.162 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.169 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.17 degrees. |