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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Jalapa:
    • 35.344252, -84.362694
    • 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 Jalapa
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Jalapa is near McMinn County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Jalapa

Communities Also Named Jalapa ...

We found three communities that are also named Jalapa.

Within Tennessee, the name Jalapa is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Greene County
      • This Jalapa is located in Greene County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jalapa that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Jalapa.
    • Indiana
      • Grant County
      • This Jalapa is located in Grant County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the north of the Jalapa that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Jalapa.
    • South Carolina
      • Newberry County
      • This Jalapa is located in Newberry County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jalapa that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Jalapa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jalapa ...

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.

  • Bullet Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullet Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Creek
  • Burger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Burger is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger
  • Ebenezer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Holly Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Springs is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Ivy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivy is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Jacktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Liberty Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Mount Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • Prospect
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Rural Vale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Lane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Lane is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lane
  • Sink ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sink is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sink

How Far From Jalapa 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 Jalapa to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jalapa and extending to:

  • Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jalapa to Madisonville, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Jalapa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Jalapa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jalapa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3443, Longitude: -84.3627       In this case, the coordinates for Jalapa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.294 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.95 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.879 degrees.