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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 Jeffrey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jeffrey 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 Jeffrey:
    • 35.402304, -84.076577
    • 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 Jeffrey
  • 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 Jeffrey is near Graham County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Jeffrey

Communities Also Named Jeffrey ...

We found five communities that are also named Jeffrey.

Within Tennessee, the name Jeffrey is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Jeffrey is located in Pulaski County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west of the Jeffrey that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Jeffrey.
    • Kansas
      • Pottawatomie 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 Kansas community of Jeffrey [Pottawatomie County].
    • Kentucky
      • Monroe County
      • This Jeffrey is located in Monroe County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jeffrey that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Jeffrey.
    • South Dakota
      • Corson 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 South Dakota community of Jeffrey [Corson County].
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Jeffrey is located in Boone County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jeffrey that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Jeffrey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jeffrey ...

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.

  • Acorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Acorn is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
  • Ballplay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ballplay is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
  • Belltown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Belltown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Chestnut Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Valley is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Valley
  • Chilhowee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chilhowee is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
  • Chilhowey ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chilhowey is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowey
  • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
  • Howard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Jacktown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jenkins Meadow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jenkins Meadow is located in Graham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Meadow
    • Jones Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jones Ferry is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
    • Rattler Ford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Rattler Ford is located in Graham County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattler Ford
    • Tariffville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tariffville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tariffville
    • Tennessee ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Tennessee is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
    • Three Points
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Three Points is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points

How Far From Jeffrey to ...

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 Jeffrey to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Jeffrey once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Jeffrey and extending to:

  • Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jeffrey to Madisonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 160 miles [257.5 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jeffrey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Jeffrey 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 Jeffrey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Jeffrey 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 Jeffrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4023, Longitude: -84.0766       In this case, the coordinates for Jeffrey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.125 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.763 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.747 degrees.