Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jollett

• 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 Jollett:
  • 38.464015, -78.523899
  • 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 Jollett

• 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 Page County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Page County
  • Since Jollett is near Greene County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Jollett

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jollett ...

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.

• Big Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Meadows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Meadows
• Catherine Furnace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Catherine Furnace is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Furnace
• Comertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Comertown is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
• Fleeburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fleeburg is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeburg
• Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Furnace is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Graves Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Graves Mill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Mill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graves Mill <1>
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Grove Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove Hill is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Honeyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Honeyville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
• Kinderhook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Marksville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marksville is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
• Sandy Bottom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Stanley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
• Swift Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run

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

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

• Luray, which is the Seat of Page County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jollett to Luray, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,686 miles [10,760.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'