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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 Mount Jackson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Jackson and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mount Jackson:
- 38.750686, -78.638758
- 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 Mount Jackson
- 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 Shenandoah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
- Since Mount Jackson is near Page County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Page 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 Mount Jackson
Communities Also Named Mount Jackson ...
We found three communities that are also named Mount Jackson.
Within Virginia, the name Mount Jackson is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Mount Jackson is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Jackson that is located in Shenandoah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Mount Jackson.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Mount Jackson is located in Marion County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Jackson that is located in Shenandoah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mount Jackson.
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Jackson that is located in Shenandoah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mount Jackson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Jackson ...
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.
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Kings Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Crossing is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Quicksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Readus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Readus is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readus
- Red Banks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Banks is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Shavertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shavertown is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavertown
How Far From Mount Jackson 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 town such as Mount Jackson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Jackson and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Shenandoah County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Jackson to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 105 miles [169 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east (E). 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 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Jackson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mount Jackson 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 Mount Jackson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7507, Longitude: -78.6388 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Jackson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.505 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.446 degrees. |
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