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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 Jonesboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro:
- 39.530062, -83.479363
- 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 Jonesboro
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Jonesboro is near Clinton County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Highland 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 Jonesboro
Communities Also Named Jonesboro ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Jonesboro.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Jonesboro.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Clinton County
- This Jonesboro is located in Clinton County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Jonesboro.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin 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 Alabama community of Jonesboro [Baldwin County].
- Franklin County
- This Jonesboro is located in Franklin County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Jonesboro.
- Jefferson County
- This Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the south southwest of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jonesboro.
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Jonesboro is located in Craighead County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Jonesboro.
- Florida
- Dixie County
- This Jonesboro is located in Dixie County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the south of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dixie County community of Jonesboro.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Jonesboro is located in Clayton County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the south of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Jonesboro.
- Illinois
- Union County
- This Jonesboro is located in Union County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Jonesboro.
- Indiana
- Grant County
- This Jonesboro is located in Grant County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Jonesboro.
- Louisiana
- Jackson Parish
- This Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Jonesboro.
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Jonesboro is located in Washington County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jonesboro.
- North Carolina
- Lee 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 North Carolina community of Jonesboro [Lee County].
- Moore 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 North Carolina community of Jonesboro [Moore County].
- Oregon
- Malheur County
- This Jonesboro is located in Malheur County and lies 1,787 miles [2,875.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Jonesboro.
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Jonesboro [Maury County].
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This Jonesboro is located in Coryell County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Jonesboro.
- Virginia
- Brunswick County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Jonesboro [Brunswick County].
- Nelson County
- This Jonesboro is located in Nelson County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jonesboro that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Jonesboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonesboro ...
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.
- Edgefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Jasper Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Kingfred ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingfred is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfred
- Lees Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- New Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parrott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
How Far From Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jonesboro and extending to:
- Washington Court House, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Jonesboro to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jonesboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5301, Longitude: -83.4794 In this case, the coordinates for Jonesboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.78 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.964 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.306 degrees. |
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