Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 American Beach:
  • 30.574961, -81.443979
  • 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 American Beach

• 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 Nassau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
  • Since American Beach is near Duval County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 American Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near American Beach ...

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.

• Cedar Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Point is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
• Hedges
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hedges is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
• Hero
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hero is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hero
• John Broward Grant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • John Broward Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
• John Christopher Grant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • John Christopher Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Christopher Grant
• John F Brown Grant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • John F Brown Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John F Brown Grant
• John G Rushing Grant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • John G Rushing Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John G Rushing Grant
• John Houston Grant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • John Houston Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Houston Grant
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lands End
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lands End is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
  • Mary Smith Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mary Smith Grant is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Smith Grant
  • Mayport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mayport is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
  • Pecan Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Park is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
  • Polly Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Polly Town is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
  • Shady Rest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Rest is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in American Beach and extending to:

• Fernandina Beach, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies just to the North.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from American Beach to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'