Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Jefferis.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Jefferis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jefferis and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jefferis

• 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 Jefferis:
  • 39.907020, -79.807269<1>
  • 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 Jefferis

• 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 Jefferis is near Greene County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Jefferis

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jefferis ...

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.

• Dearth
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dearth is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
• Filbert
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Filbert is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
• Hays
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hays is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
• Herbert
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Herbert is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Highhouse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Highhouse is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highhouse
• Hoover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoover is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
• Newcomer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Newcomer is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomer
• Puritan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Puritan is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
• Rocks Works
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rocks Works is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Works
• Sandy Hill ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sandy Hill was located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
• Sea Right
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sea Right is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Right
• Searights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Searights is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
• Shamrock
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shamrock is also located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock

How Far From Jefferis 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 included the distance from a community such as Jefferis to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jefferis and extending to:

• Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jefferis to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>