Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jay
- 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 Jay:
- 44.947546, -72.437055
- 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 Jay
- 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 Orleans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orleans County
- Since Jay is near Franklin County and also Lamoille County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Lamoille 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 Jay ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Jay.
Within Vermont, the name Jay is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Jay is located in Greene County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jay that is located in Orleans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Jay.
- Logan 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 Arkansas community of Jay [Logan County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jay ...
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.
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Coventry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <6>
- Gordon Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
- Grey Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Hectorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hectorville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hectorville
- Hectorville is located in Franklin County
- Highwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Irasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irasburg
- Irasburg is located in Orleans County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irasburg <6>
- Leadville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Lime Kiln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Molson Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molson Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molson Landing
- Nine Holes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Holes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Holes
- Peabody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Province Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Province Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Province Hill
- Stevens Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mills
- Stevens Mills is located in Orleans County
How Far From Jay 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 Jay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jay and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Jay to Newport, with an average speed<7> 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.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south (S). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,460 miles [8,787 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,056 miles [6,527.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9475, Longitude: -72.4371 In this case, the coordinates for Jay 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Jay 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 Jay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Jay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.421 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.509 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.875 degrees. |