Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jones Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jones Crossing
- 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 Crossing:
- 42.628131, -75.053771
- 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 Crossing
- 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Since Jones Crossing is near Oswego County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Crossing ...
We found seven communities that share the name Jones Crossing.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Jones Crossing.
Beyond New York, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Herkimer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Jones Crossing [Herkimer County].
- Herkimer County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Coconino County
- This Jones Crossing is located in Coconino County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<2> to the west of the Jones Crossing that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Jones Crossing.
- Georgia
- Clay County
- This Jones Crossing is located in Clay County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jones Crossing that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Jones Crossing.
- Idaho
- Clark County
- This Jones Crossing is located in Clark County and lies 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jones Crossing that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Jones Crossing.
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Jones Crossing that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Jones Crossing.
- New Brunswick
- This Jones Crossing lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jones Crossing that is located in Otsego County.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Jones Crossing is located in Jackson County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jones Crossing that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Jones Crossing.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Crossing ...
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.
- Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Fall Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Bridge
- Fall Bridge is located in Otsego County
- Field Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Field Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Index
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lena
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Mount Vision
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vision
- Mount Vision is located in Otsego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vision <5>
- Patent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Scotch Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
- Summit Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
- Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Otsego County
How Far From Jones Crossing 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 community such as Jones Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jones Crossing and extending to:
- Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Jones Crossing to Albany, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,251 miles [6,841.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jones Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crossing 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Jones Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6281, Longitude: -75.0538 In this case, the coordinates for Jones Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Crossing 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 306.365 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.305 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.267 degrees. |