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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 Jugville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jugville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Jugville:
    • 43.534185, -85.860611
    • 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 Jugville
  • 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 Jugville ...

We found one communities that share the name Jugville.

Within Michigan, the name Jugville is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Jugville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Jugville is located in Grayson County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the south of the Jugville that is located in Newaygo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Jugville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jugville ...

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.

  • Big Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
    • Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
  • Bishop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
  • Bitely
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Grant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Oxbow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Newaygo County
  • Riverview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Newaygo County
  • Sun
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Sun is located in Newaygo County
  • Woodland Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jugville and extending to:

  • White Cloud, which is the Seat of Newaygo County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Jugville to Lansing, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,663 miles [7,504.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jugville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Newaygo County: www.countyofnewaygo.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jugville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jugville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5342, Longitude: -85.8606       In this case, the coordinates for Jugville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Jugville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.226 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.195 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.165 degrees.









 

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