Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jacksonburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacksonburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jacksonburg
- 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 Jacksonburg:
- 39.532304, -80.641763
- 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 Jacksonburg
- 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 Wetzel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wetzel County
- Since Jacksonburg is near Tyler County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Jacksonburg ...
We found seven communities that share the name Jacksonburg.
Within West Virginia, the name Jacksonburg is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Jacksonburg.
- Indiana
- Wayne County
- This Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Jacksonburg.
- Kansas
- Smith 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 Kansas community of Jacksonburg [Smith County].
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- This Jacksonburg is located in Warren County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Jacksonburg.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Jacksonburg is located in Herkimer County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Jacksonburg.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Jacksonburg is located in Butler County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the west of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wetzel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Jacksonburg.
- Ontario
- This Jacksonburg lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the north of the Jacksonburg that is located in Wetzel County.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacksonburg ...
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.
- Archer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Big Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Carbide
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fallen Timber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Four Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Link
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Reader
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Tyler County
- Wheat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Jacksonburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jacksonburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jacksonburg and extending to:
- New Martinsville, which is the Seat of Wetzel County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jacksonburg to New Martinsville, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,611 miles [7,420.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jacksonburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 from Point A (ie- Jacksonburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacksonburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5323, Longitude: -80.6418 In this case, the coordinates for Jacksonburg 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 Jacksonburg 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> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Jacksonburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.024 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.962 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.036 degrees. |