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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 Jersey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jersey 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 Jersey:
    • 35.069795, -85.192733
    • 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 Jersey
  • 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Jersey is near Catoosa County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Jersey

Communities Also Named Jersey ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Jersey.

Within Tennessee, the name Jersey is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Bradley County
      • This Jersey is located in Bradley County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jersey that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Jersey.
    • British Columbia
      • This Jersey lies 1,885 miles [3,033.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jersey that is located in Hamilton County.
    • California
      • Contra Costa 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 California community of Jersey [Contra Costa County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Jersey [Arapahoe County].
    • Georgia
      • Walton County
      • This Jersey is located in Walton County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Jersey that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Jersey.
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater 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 Idaho community of Jersey [Clearwater County].
    • Indiana
      • Switzerland 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 Indiana community of Jersey [Switzerland County].
    • Maryland
      • Somerset County
      • This Jersey is located in Somerset County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jersey that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Jersey.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Jersey is located in Wicomico County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the east northeast of the Jersey that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Jersey.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland 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 Michigan community of Jersey [Oakland County].
    • Missouri
      • Osage 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 Missouri community of Jersey [Osage County].
    • Nevada
      • Pershing 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 Nevada community of Jersey [Pershing County].
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Jersey is located in Davidson County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the east of the Jersey that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Jersey.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Jersey lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jersey that is located in Hamilton County.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Jersey is located in Licking County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jersey that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Jersey.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Jersey.
    • Virginia
      • King George County
      • This Jersey is located in King George County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jersey that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Jersey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jersey ...

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.

  • Cherokee Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Harbor Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Harbor Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
  • Harbour Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbour Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Woods
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hickory Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Holiday Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Kings Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Lake Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lake Vista is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ridgeside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Rollingwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Shepherd
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Silverdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silverdale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Turkeyfoot
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Turkeyfoot is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
    • Vista Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Vista Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Hills

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

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Jersey to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jersey) 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 Jersey 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 Jersey, 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 Jersey 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 Jersey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0698, Longitude: -85.1927       In this case, the coordinates for Jersey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.784 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.474 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.288 degrees.