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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 Jewell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jewell 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 Jewell:
- 31.502945, -97.196116
- 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 Jewell
- 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 McLennan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- Since Jewell is near Falls County and also Coryell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coryell 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 Jewell
Communities Also Named Jewell ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Jewell.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Jewell.
Beyond Texas, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Eastland County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Eastland County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Jewell.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lamar 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 Alabama community of Jewell [Lamar County].
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This Jewell is located in Little River County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Jewell.
- California
- Marin County
- This Jewell is located in Marin County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Jewell.
- Georgia
- Warren County
- This Jewell is located in Warren County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Jewell.
- Indiana
- Howard 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 Jewell [Howard County].
- Iowa
- Hamilton County
- This Jewell is located in Hamilton County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Jewell.
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- This Jewell is located in Jewell County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<3> to the north of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jewell County community of Jewell.
- Republic 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 Kansas community of Jewell [Republic County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,261 miles [2,029.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Jewell.
- Michigan
- Newaygo 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 Jewell [Newaygo County].
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Although located in Clay County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Jewell.
- Nebraska
- Dawson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Dawson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Jewell.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Jewell is located in Oneida County and lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Jewell.
- North Dakota
- McIntosh 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 North Dakota community of Jewell [McIntosh County].
- Ohio
- Defiance County
- This Jewell is located in Defiance County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Jewell.
- Oregon
- Clatsop County
- This Jewell is located in Clatsop County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Jewell.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Jewell is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Jewell.
- Tennessee
- Weakley County
- This Jewell is located in Weakley County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<3> to the northeast of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Jewell.
- Virginia
- Tazewell 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 Virginia community of Jewell [Tazewell County].
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Jewell is located in Lewis County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Jewell that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Jewell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jewell ...
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.
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lacy - Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Levi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Levi is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <4>
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Jewell 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 Jewell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jewell and extending to:
- Waco, which is the Seat of McLennan County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Jewell to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,798 miles [12,549.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Jewell 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jewell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Jewell 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 Jewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5029, Longitude: -97.1961 In this case, the coordinates for Jewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.037 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.438 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.97 degrees. |
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