Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jonesborough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jonesborough and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jonesborough
- 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 Jonesborough:
- 36.293638, -82.474869
- 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 Jonesborough
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Jonesborough is near Carter County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 Jonesborough ...
We found four communities that share the name Jonesborough.
Within Tennessee, the name Jonesborough is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Jonesborough [Jefferson County].
- Mississippi
- Tippah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Jonesborough [Tippah County].
- Oklahoma
- Cleveland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Jonesborough [Cleveland County].
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lamar County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Jonesborough.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jonesborough ...
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 Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cherokee
- Big Cherokee is located in Washington County
- Carter Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Crossing
- Carter Crossing is located in Washington County
- Carter Sell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter Sell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Sell
- Carter Sell is located in Washington County
- Cherokee Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gardens
- Cherokee Gardens is located in Washington County
- Colony Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Colony Park is located in Washington County
- Dove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - February
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Ford Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Crossing
- Ford Crossing is located in Washington County
- Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Keebler Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keebler Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
- Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Keys Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Little Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cherokee
- Little Cherokee is located in Washington County
- Mayflower ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in Washington County
- Skyline Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Skyline Heights is located in Washington County
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Washington County
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leesburg
How Far From Jonesborough to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Jonesborough to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Jonesborough and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Jonesborough to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jonesborough. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountytn.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jonesborough 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. |
| <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 Jonesborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Jonesborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonesborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2936, Longitude: -82.4749 |
| <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 Jonesborough 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 311.183 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.809 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.846 degrees. |