Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jolly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jolly and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jolly
- 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 Jolly:
- 44.621373, -103.825202
- 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 Jolly
- 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Jolly is near Lawrence County and also Crook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Crook 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 Jolly ...
We found eight communities that share the name Jolly.
Within South Dakota, the name Jolly is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge 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 Kentucky community of Jolly [Breckinridge County].
- Daviess 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 Kentucky community of Jolly [Daviess County].
- Webster County
- This Jolly is located in Webster County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jolly that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Jolly.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jolly ...
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.
- Aladdin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Aladdin is located in Crook County (WY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aladdin <3>
- Beaver Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
- Beaver Crossing is located in Lawrence County
- Blacktail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Carbonate ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Centennial City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial City
- Centennial City is located in Lawrence County
- Crook City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City
- Crook City is located in Lawrence County
- Deadwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <3>
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Lawrence County
- Fruitdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Fruitdale is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitdale <3>
- Gayville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Jolly Dump
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jolly Dump have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Dump
- Jolly Dump is located in Butte County
- Lead
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
- Lead is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <3>
- Ragged Top ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragged Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragged Top
- Ragged Top is located in Lawrence County
- Estimated population in 2014: 73 people
- Spearfish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearfish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearfish
- Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <3>
How Far From Jolly 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 Jolly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jolly and extending to:
- Belle Fourche, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jolly to Pierre, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jolly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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- Jolly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jolly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6214, Longitude: -103.8252 In this case, the coordinates for Jolly 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 Jolly 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Jolly 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 326.002 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.954 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.645 degrees. |