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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 Ferry:
34.547913, -81.658993
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.
We found six communities that share the name Jones Ferry.
Within South Carolina, the name Jones Ferry is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Jefferson County
This Jones Ferry is located in Jefferson County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west of the Jones Ferry that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jones Ferry.
Georgia
Oglethorpe County
This Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jones Ferry that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of Jones Ferry.
Louisiana
Morehouse Parish
This Jones Ferry is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the west of the Jones Ferry that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Jones Ferry.
North Carolina
Cleveland County
This Jones Ferry is located in Cleveland County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north of the Jones Ferry that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Jones Ferry.
Tennessee
Monroe County
This Jones Ferry is located in Monroe County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jones Ferry that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Jones Ferry.
Texas
Burleson County
Although located in Burleson County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Jones Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Ferry ...
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.
Beaver Dam (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jones Ferry and extending to:
Union, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Ferry to Union, with an average speed<4> 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.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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- Jones Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5479, Longitude: -81.6590 In this case, the coordinates for Jones Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.688 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.99 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.017 degrees.