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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 Jones Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Jones Mill:
    • 36.446447, -88.460602
    • 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 Jones Mill
  • 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 Jones Mill ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Jones Mill.

Within Tennessee, the name Jones Mill is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This Jones Mill is located in Chambers County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Jones Mill that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Jones Mill.
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring 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 Arkansas community of Jones Mill [Hot Spring County].
      • Lafayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Jones Mill [Lafayette County].
    • Georgia
      • Fannin 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 Georgia community of Jones Mill [Fannin County].
      • Gilmer County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Jones Mill [Gilmer County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clinton County
      • This Jones Mill is located in Clinton County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east of the Jones Mill that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Jones Mill.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Jones Mill is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jones Mill that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Jones Mill.
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Jones Mill is located in Harrison County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the south of the Jones Mill that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Jones Mill.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Jones Mill is located in Burlington County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jones Mill that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Jones Mill.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Jones Mill is located in Cumberland County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the east northeast of the Jones Mill that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Jones Mill.
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Jones Mill is located in Cherokee County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jones Mill that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Jones Mill.
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Jones Mill is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east of the Jones Mill that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Jones Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Mill ...

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.

  • Bell City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
  • Cottage Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crossland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland
    • Crossland is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Eagle Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
    • Eagle Hill is located in Weakley County
  • Foundry Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Hill
    • Foundry Hill is located in Henry County
  • Harris Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
    • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Hazel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <5>
  • Hilltop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Henry County
  • Lynn Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
    • Lynn Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Lynnville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
    • Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)

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

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

  • Paris, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Mill to Paris, with an average speed<6> 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jones Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Jones Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4464, Longitude: -88.4606       In this case, the coordinates for Jones Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Jones Mill 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 Jones Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Jones Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.859 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.057 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.353 degrees.









 

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