Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Jones Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jones Springs

• 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 Springs:
  • 39.491486, -78.095280
  • 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 Springs

• 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Since Jones Springs is near Morgan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Springs ...

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.

• Duckwall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Duckwall is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwall
• Elk Branch ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elk Branch is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Branch
• Goose Nest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Goose Nest is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Nest
• Greenwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Grubbs Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grubbs Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
• Hedgesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hedgesville is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hedgesville <1>
• Irish Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Irish Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hill
• Martinsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <1>
• Pikeside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeside is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeside
• Shanghai
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Spring Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
• Tablers Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tablers Station is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablers Station
• Tomahawk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tomahawk is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
• Union Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jones Springs and extending to:

• Martinsburg, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Jones Springs to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 69 miles [111 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,503 miles [7,246.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'