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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones 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:
    • 40.274504, -83.014696
    • 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
  • 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Since Jones is near Knox County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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

Communities Also Named Jones ...

We found 36 communities that are also named Jones.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Jones.

Beyond Ohio, we know of 35 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 35 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Butler County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jones [Butler County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Jones is located in Autauga County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Jones.
      • Dallas County
      • 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 Alabama community of Jones [Dallas County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Jones is located in Hillsborough County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<2> to the south of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Jones.
    • Georgia
      • McIntosh County
      • This Jones is located in McIntosh County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<2> to the south of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Jones.
      • Randolph County
      • 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 Georgia community of Jones [Randolph County].
    • Illinois
      • Coles County
      • This Jones is located in Coles County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the west of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Jones.
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • 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 Kentucky community of Jones [Harlan County].
      • Whitley 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 Kentucky community of Jones [Whitley County].
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This Jones is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Jones.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Jones is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Jones.
      • Frederick County
      • This Jones is located in Frederick County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the east of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Jones.
      • Worcester County
      • 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 Maryland community of Jones [Worcester County].
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This Jones is located in Cass County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Jones.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • 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 Minnesota community of Jones [Saint Louis County].
    • Missouri
      • Pike County
      • 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 Missouri community of Jones [Pike County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • 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 New Hampshire community of Jones [Carroll County].
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Jones is located in Beaufort County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Jones.
      • Caldwell County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Jones [Caldwell County].
      • Caswell County
      • This Jones is located in Caswell County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the southeast of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Jones.
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma County
      • This Jones is located in Oklahoma County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Jones.
    • 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 Jones.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • 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 South Carolina community of Jones [Abbeville County].
      • Greenwood County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Jones [Greenwood County].
    • South Dakota
      • Meade County
      • 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 South Dakota community of Jones [Meade County].
    • Tennessee
      • Haywood County
      • This Jones is located in Haywood County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Jones.
    • Texas
      • Van Zandt County
      • This Jones is located in Van Zandt County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Jones.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Jones is located in Davis County and lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Jones.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Jones is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km] to the west of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Jones.
      • Utah County
      • 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 Utah community of Jones [Utah County].
      • Weber County
      • This Jones is located in Weber County and lies 1,514 miles [2,436.5 km] to the west northwest of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Jones.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This Jones is located in Halifax County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<2> to the southeast of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Jones.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Jones is located in Roanoke County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the southeast of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Jones.
      • Spotsylvania County
      • This Jones is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east southeast of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Jones.
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • 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 Washington community of Jones [Thurston County].
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Jones is located in Barbour County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Jones that is located in Delaware County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Jones.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Jones once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Jones and extending to:

  • Delaware, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Jones to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Jones, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Jones) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Jones 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Jones 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2745, Longitude: -83.0147       In this case, the coordinates for Jones have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.474 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.724 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.856 degrees.