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

When in Jonesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jonesville 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 Jonesville:
    • 36.233514, -80.836970
    • 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 Jonesville
  • 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 Jonesville ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Jonesville.

Within North Carolina, the name Jonesville is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 37 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Jonesville is located in Pike County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Jonesville.
      • Talladega County
      • This Jonesville is located in Talladega County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the west southwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Jonesville.
    • Alaska
      • This Jonesville lies 3,346 miles [5,384.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
    • Arkansas
      • Miller County
      • This Jonesville is located in Miller County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Jonesville.
    • California
      • Butte County
      • This Jonesville is located in Butte County and lies 2,202 miles [3,543.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Jonesville.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Jonesville is located in Alachua County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Jonesville.
    • Georgia
      • Carroll County
      • This Jonesville is located in Carroll County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Jonesville.
      • McIntosh 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 Georgia community of Jonesville [McIntosh County].
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • This Jonesville is located in La Salle County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Jonesville.
      • Winnebago County
      • This Jonesville is located in Winnebago County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the northwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Jonesville.
    • Indiana
      • Bartholomew County
      • This Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Jonesville.
    • Kansas
      • Brown 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 Kansas community of Jonesville [Brown County].
      • Chase County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jonesville [Chase County].
    • Kentucky
      • Grant County
      • This Jonesville is located in Grant County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Jonesville.
      • Hart County
      • This Jonesville is located in Hart County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the west northwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Jonesville.
      • Owen 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 Kentucky community of Jonesville [Owen County].
    • Louisiana
      • Catahoula Parish
      • This Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Jonesville.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Jonesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Jonesville.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • This Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Jonesville.
    • Minnesota
      • Crow Wing 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 Minnesota community of Jonesville [Crow Wing County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds 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 Mississippi community of Jonesville [Hinds County].
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Jonesville.
      • Henry County
      • This community is historic and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Jonesville.
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Jonesville.
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Jonesville.
    • New Mexico
      • Curry County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Curry County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Curry County community of Jonesville.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Jonesville is located in Saratoga County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Jonesville.
    • Ohio
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Jonesville.
    • Ontario
      • This Jonesville lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Carbon County
      • This Jonesville is located in Carbon County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Jonesville.
    • South Carolina
      • Colleton County
      • This Jonesville is located in Colleton County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the south of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Jonesville.
      • Union County
      • This Jonesville is located in Union County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the south southwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Jonesville.
    • Tennessee
      • Fentress County
      • This Jonesville is located in Fentress County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Jonesville.
      • Roane County
      • This Jonesville is located in Roane County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Jonesville.
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Angelina County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Jonesville.
      • Harrison County
      • This Jonesville is located in Harrison County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Jonesville.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This Jonesville is located in Chittenden County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Jonesville.
    • Virginia
      • Lee County
      • This Jonesville is located in Lee County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jonesville that is located in Yadkin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Jonesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonesville ...

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.

  • Cycle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
    • Cycle is located in Yadkin County
  • Little Richmond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Richmond
    • Little Richmond is located in Surry County
  • Longtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
    • Longtown is located in Yadkin County
  • Mulberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Surry County
  • Pea Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Pea Ridge is located in Yadkin County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Wilkes County
  • Poplar Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Surry County
  • Swan Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
    • Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County

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

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

  • Yadkinville, which is the Seat of Yadkin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jonesville to Yadkinville, with an average speed<5> 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Yadkin County: www.yadkincounty.gov/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jonesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2335, Longitude: -80.8370       In this case, the coordinates for Jonesville 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 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 Jonesville 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>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 Jonesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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.
<6>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 Jonesville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.215 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.692 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.197 degrees.









 

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