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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 Jacksontown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacksontown 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 Jacksontown:
    • 38.917056, -77.940829
    • 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 Jacksontown
  • 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
    • Since Jacksontown is near Clarke County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Jacksontown

Communities Also Named Jacksontown ...

We found four communities that are also named Jacksontown.

Within Virginia, the name Jacksontown is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Jacksontown [Charles County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Jacksontown lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jacksontown that is located in Fauquier County.
    • North Carolina
      • Vance County
      • This Jacksontown is located in Vance County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the south of the Jacksontown that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Jacksontown.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Jacksontown is located in Licking County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jacksontown that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Jacksontown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacksontown ...

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.

  • Berrys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Berrys is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
  • Care Free Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Care Free Acres is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Care Free Acres
  • Cresthill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cresthill is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
  • Edwardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edwardsville is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Fisher Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fisher Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
  • Frogtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Frogtown is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Halfway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Halfway is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Happy Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
  • Howardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Howardsville is located in Loudoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Marshall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowville is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Mountain Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Old Tavern
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Tavern is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tavern
    • Paris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Paris Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Paris Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Heights
    • Randolph Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Randolph Corner is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Corner
    • Rock Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Willow Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

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

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

  • Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jacksontown to Warrenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Jacksontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jacksontown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Jacksontown 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 Jacksontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9171, Longitude: -77.9408       In this case, the coordinates for Jacksontown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.423 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.049 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.088 degrees.