Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in J and E Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to J and E Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for J and E Junction

• 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 J and E Junction:
  • 30.669093, -93.889625
  • 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 J and E Junction

• 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Since J and E Junction is near Newton County and also Beauregard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish

• 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 J and E Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near J and E Junction ...

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.

• Bon Ami
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bon Ami is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
• Call
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Call is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Call <1>
• Eclipse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eclipse is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclipse
• Erin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Erin is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Friendship is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Howards
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Howards is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards
• Kirbyville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kirbyville is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <1>
• Magnolia Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
• Sandjack
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sandjack is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandjack
• Trout Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trout Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek

How Far From J and E Junction 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 J and E Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in J and E Junction and extending to:

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from J and E Junction to Jasper, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'