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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 Jaco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jaco 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 Jaco:
- 39.667303, -79.918116
- 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 Jaco
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Jaco is near Fayette County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Jaco
Communities Also Named Jaco ...
We found two communities that are also named Jaco.
Within West Virginia, the name Jaco is unique.
Beyond West Virginia.
While we haven't found any other communities named Jaco in either the United States or Canada, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Costa Rica
- Distance: 2,094 miles [3,370 km]<1> to the south
- Open a Google Map centered on Jaco
- Mexico
- Distance: 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Jaco
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jaco ...
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.
- Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Cheat Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Evans Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Fieldcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fieldcrest is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
- Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Hoard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hoard is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
- Ices Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ices Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ices Ferry
- Jerome Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
- Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- South Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Park is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Star City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Star City is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stewartstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunset Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Jaco 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 Jaco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jaco and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Jaco to Charleston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,984 miles [9,630.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,575 miles [7,362.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jaco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Jaco 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 Jaco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6673, Longitude: -79.9181 In this case, the coordinates for Jaco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.576 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.474 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.669 degrees. |
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