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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 Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Valley 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 Valley:
    • 35.759791, -87.253621
    • 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 Jones Valley
  • 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
    • Since Jones Valley is near Maury County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Jones Valley

Communities Also Named Jones Valley ...

We found three communities that are also named Jones Valley.

Within Tennessee, the name Jones Valley is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south of the Jones Valley that is located in Hickman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jones Valley.
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Jones Valley.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jones Valley that is located in Hickman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Jones Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Valley ...

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.

  • Cartersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Center Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Star is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
  • Chartersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
  • Duck River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Duck River is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
  • Fly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fly is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
  • Gordon Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gordon Ferry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ferry
  • Greenfield Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Kinderhook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinderhook is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Lick Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
  • Littlelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Littlelot is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
  • Mayberry ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayberry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • New Flys Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Flys Village is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Water Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Water Valley is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

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

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

  • Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Valley to Centerville, with an average speed<3> 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jones Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Jones Valley 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 Jones Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7598, Longitude: -87.2536       In this case, the coordinates for Jones Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.072 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.054 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.986 degrees.