Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jersey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jersey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jersey
- 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 Jersey:
- 38.211519, -77.139421
- 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 Jersey
- 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 King George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King George County
- Since Jersey is near Caroline County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Jersey ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Jersey.
Within Virginia, the name Jersey is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Jersey lies 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jersey that is located in King George County.
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Jersey is located in Somerset County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jersey that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Jersey.
- Wicomico County
- This Jersey is located in Wicomico County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east of the Jersey that is located in King George County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Jersey.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Jersey lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jersey that is located in King George County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jersey ...
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.
- Allnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in King George County
- Goldmans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldmans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmans Corner
- Goldmans Corner is located in Caroline County
- Haymount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hop Yard Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hop Yard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Yard Landing
- Hop Yard Landing is located in King George County
- King George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King George
- King George is located in King George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King George <5>
- Lambs Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Creek
- Lambs Creek is located in King George County
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Lent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <5>
- Office Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Office Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Office Hall
- Office Hall is located in King George County
- Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Samuels Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Welcome
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Grove
How Far From Jersey 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 Jersey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jersey and extending to:
- King George, which is the Seat of King George County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Jersey to Richmond, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jersey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for King George County: www.king-george.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jersey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jersey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2115, Longitude: -77.1394 In this case, the coordinates for Jersey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Jersey 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> | 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 Jersey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Jersey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.991 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.449 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.018 degrees. |