Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jonestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jonestown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jonestown
- 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 Jonestown:
- 41.129251, -76.304104
- 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 Jonestown
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Jonestown is near Luzerne County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Jonestown ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Jonestown.
There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Jonestown.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Lebanon County
- Schuylkill County
- Washington County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Jonestown is located in Caroline County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Jonestown.
- Howard County
- This Jonestown is located in Howard County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southwest of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Jonestown.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Jonestown is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the south of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Jonestown.
- Mississippi
- Alcorn County
- This Jonestown is located in Alcorn County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Jonestown.
- Coahoma County
- This Jonestown is located in Coahoma County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the west southwest of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Jonestown.
- Warren County
- This Jonestown is located in Warren County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the west southwest of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Jonestown.
- Yazoo County
- This Jonestown is located in Yazoo County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km] to the west southwest of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Jonestown.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Jonestown is located in Forsyth County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Jonestown.
- Lenoir County
- This Jonestown is located in Lenoir County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the south of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Jonestown.
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This Jonestown is located in Jackson County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Jonestown.
- Van Wert County
- This Jonestown is located in Van Wert County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km] to the west of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Wert County community of Jonestown.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Cocke 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 Jonestown [Cocke County].
- Giles County
- This Jonestown is located in Giles County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jonestown that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Jonestown.
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonestown ...
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.
- Dennis Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Mills
- Dennis Mills is located in Columbia County
- Foundryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Fowlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
- Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
- Harveyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Honeytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Columbia County
- Marshall Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hollow
- Marshall Hollow is located in Luzerne County
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <5>
- Register
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Stillwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <5>
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Columbia County
- Town Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
How Far From Jonestown 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 Jonestown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jonestown and extending to:
- Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jonestown to Bloomsburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jonestown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jonestown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1293, Longitude: -76.3041 In this case, the coordinates for Jonestown 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Jonestown 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 Jonestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Jonestown 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 307.281 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.098 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.496 degrees. |