Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jackson Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jackson Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jackson Center
- 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 Jackson Center:
- 41.939796, -76.981909
- 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 Jackson Center
- 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- Since Jackson Center is near Bradford County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- eBird sighting report for Chemung 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 Jackson Center ...
We found three communities that share the name Jackson Center.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Jackson Center.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Mercer County
- This Jackson Center is located in Mercer County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jackson Center that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Jackson Center.
- Mercer County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Mahoning 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 Ohio community of Jackson Center [Mahoning County].
- Shelby County
- This Jackson Center is located in Shelby County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jackson Center that is located in Tioga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Jackson Center.
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson Center ...
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.
- Jobs Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jobs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
- Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
- Kellytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lambs Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Lambs Creek is located in Tioga County
- Mosherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
- Mosherville is located in Bradford County
- Painter Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painter Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Run
- Painter Run is located in Tioga County
- Pine City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Pine City is located in Chemung County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine City <4>
- Rising
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sagetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
How Far From Jackson Center 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 Jackson Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jackson Center and extending to:
- Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jackson Center to Wellsboro, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jackson Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jackson Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9398, Longitude: -76.9819 In this case, the coordinates for Jackson Center 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 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 Jackson Center 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> | 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> | 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 Jackson Center 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 307.623 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.613 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.461 degrees. |