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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 Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Creek 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 Creek:
    • 29.286915, -96.312743
    • 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 Creek
  • 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 Creek ...

We found six communities that share the name Jones Creek.

There is one other community in Texas which is also named Jones Creek.

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

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Brazoria County
      • This Jones Creek is located in Brazoria County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jones Creek that is located in Wharton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Jones Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Union County
      • This Jones Creek is located in Union County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jones Creek that is located in Wharton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Jones Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Morgan County
      • This Jones Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jones Creek that is located in Wharton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Jones Creek.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Jones Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jones Creek that is located in Wharton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Jones Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Anson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Jones Creek [Anson County].
    • Virginia
      • Martinsville City
      • This Jones Creek is located in Martinsville City and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jones Creek that is located in Wharton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martinsville City community of Jones Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Creek ...

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.

  • Bonus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
    • Bonus is located in Wharton County
  • Egypt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Elm Grove is located in Wharton County
  • Glen Flora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Louise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nada
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
    • Pierce is located in Wharton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <3>
  • Plainview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Wharton County
  • Sand Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Sand Ridge is located in Wharton County

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

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

  • Wharton, which is the Seat of Wharton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Creek to Wharton, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,871 miles [12,667.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Jones Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2869, Longitude: -96.3127       In this case, the coordinates for Jones Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 Jones Creek 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 319.126 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.083 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.792 degrees.




 

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