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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 Jones Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ferry:
- 35.214291, -81.712876
- 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 Jones Ferry
- 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 Cleveland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
- Since Jones Ferry is near Rutherford County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Jones Ferry
Communities Also Named Jones Ferry ...
We found six communities that are also named Jones Ferry.
Within North Carolina, the name Jones Ferry is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Jones Ferry is located in Jefferson County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west of the Jones Ferry that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jones Ferry.
- Georgia
- Oglethorpe County
- This Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jones Ferry that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Jones Ferry.
- Louisiana
- Morehouse Parish
- This Jones Ferry is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jones Ferry that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Jones Ferry.
- South Carolina
- Union County
- This Jones Ferry is located in Union County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south of the Jones Ferry that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Jones Ferry.
- Tennessee
- Monroe County
- This Jones Ferry is located in Monroe County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west of the Jones Ferry that is located in Cleveland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Jones Ferry.
- Texas
- Burleson County
- Although located in Burleson County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Jones Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Ferry ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Cherokee Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Garden Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Park is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Good ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Grassy Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Pond is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Pond
- Green ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Maud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maud is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
How Far From Jones Ferry 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 Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jones Ferry and extending to:
- Shelby, which is the Seat of Cleveland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Ferry to Shelby, 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Jones Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ferry 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 Jones Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2143, Longitude: -81.7129 In this case, the coordinates for Jones Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.13 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.849 degrees. |
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