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42.991744, -76.070580
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We found eleven communities that share the name Jamesville.
Within New York, the name Jamesville is unique.
Beyond New York, 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 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jamesville that is located in Onondaga 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 878 miles [1,413 km] to the southwest of the Jamesville that is located in Onondaga 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 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jamesville that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Jamesville.
North Carolina
Martin County
This Jamesville is located in Martin County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the south of the Jamesville that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Jamesville.
Nova Scotia
This Jamesville lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jamesville that is located in Onondaga County.
Oklahoma
Muskogee County
This Jamesville is located in Muskogee County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jamesville that is located in Onondaga 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 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Jamesville that is located in Onondaga 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 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the west of the Jamesville that is located in Onondaga 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 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the south of the Jamesville that is located in Onondaga 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.
Eagle Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 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:
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jamesville to Albany, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,281 miles [6,889.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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 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: 42.9917, Longitude: -76.0706
<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 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 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 306.955 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.027 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.578 degrees.