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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 Jenkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jenkinsville 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 Jenkinsville:
- 36.052016, -89.415906
- 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 Jenkinsville
- 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 Dyer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- Since Jenkinsville is near Lake County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Jenkinsville
Communities Also Named Jenkinsville ...
We found four communities that are also named Jenkinsville.
Within Tennessee, the name Jenkinsville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Putnam County
- This Jenkinsville is located in Putnam County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jenkinsville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Jenkinsville.
- Kentucky
- Washington County
- This Jenkinsville is located in Washington County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jenkinsville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jenkinsville.
- South Carolina
- Fairfield County
- This Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jenkinsville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Jenkinsville.
- Wisconsin
- Lafayette County
- This Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the north of the Jenkinsville that is located in Dyer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Jenkinsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jenkinsville ...
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.
- Big Boy Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Boy Junction is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Boy Junction
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Dyersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Four Points is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Maxey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxey is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Middle City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Richwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Rock Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Jenkinsville 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 Jenkinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jenkinsville and extending to:
- Dyersburg, which is the Seat of Dyer County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jenkinsville to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jenkinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Jenkinsville 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 Jenkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0520, Longitude: -89.4159 In this case, the coordinates for Jenkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.444 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.678 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.86 degrees. |
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