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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 Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Corner 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 Corner:
    • 37.865142, -77.692212
    • 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 Jones Corner
  • 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
    • Since Jones Corner is near Louisa County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Jones Corner

Communities Also Named Jones Corner ...

We found nine communities that are also named Jones Corner.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Jones Corner.

Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Caroline County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Jones Corner.
    • Fairfax 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 Jones Corner [Fairfax County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Tulare County and lies 2,269 miles [3,651.6 km]<1> to the west of the Jones Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Jones Corner.
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Polk County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Jones Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Jones Corner.
    • Maine
      • Lincoln County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Jones Corner.
      • Waldo County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Jones Corner.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Cheshire County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jones Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Jones Corner.
    • North Carolina
      • Jones County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Jones County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the south of the Jones Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Jones Corner.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Jones Corner is located in Adams County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jones Corner that is located in Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Jones Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Corner ...

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.

  • Beaverdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bumpass
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
    • Bumpass has also been known as:
    • Bumpas
    • Bumpass Junction
    • Bumpass Station
    • Bumpass Turnout
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <3>
  • Coatesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Coatesville is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Gays ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gays is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
  • Holliday
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holliday is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Holly Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Grove is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Locust Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
  • Lone Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Oak is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Longcreek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Longcreek is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
  • Moodys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Moodys Corner is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Corner
  • Oliver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Oliver is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Scotchtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Scotchtown is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
  • Willowbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

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

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

  • Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Corner to Hanover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jones Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Jones Corner 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>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 Jones Corner 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 Jones Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8651, Longitude: -77.6922       In this case, the coordinates for Jones Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.332 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.784 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.373 degrees.