Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jernigan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jernigan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jernigan
- 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 Jernigan:
- 35.726181, -86.183881
- 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 Jernigan
- 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 Cannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cannon County
- Since Jernigan is near Rutherford County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Jernigan ...
We found one communities that share the name Jernigan.
Within Tennessee, the name Jernigan is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Jernigan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jernigan ...
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 Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Bradyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Fudgearound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fudgearound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudgearound
- Fudgearound is located in Coffee County
- Gnat Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hollow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Hoodoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hopewell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Jimtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lewis Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Store
- Lewis Store is located in Coffee County
- Mooretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Rutherford County
- Readyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readyville
- Readyville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readyville <3>
- Rocky Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Cannon County
- Sunny Slope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Sunny Slope is located in Cannon County
How Far From Jernigan 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 Jernigan 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<4> community of Jernigan once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Jernigan and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jernigan to Woodbury, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Jernigan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jernigan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7262, Longitude: -86.1839 In this case, the coordinates for Jernigan 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Jernigan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Jernigan 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 313.411 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.288 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.54 degrees. |