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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 Araquey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Araquey 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 Araquey:
- 29.946357, -81.337297
- 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 Araquey
- 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 Saint Johns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
- Since Araquey is near Duval County and also Clay 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 Clay 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 Araquey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Araquey ...
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.
- Bass Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bass Haven is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Haven
- Butler Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Duval County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- College Park is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Crescent Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Lane Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Landing is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Landing
- Molasses Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Molasses Junction is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Junction
- Twentymile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twentymile is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile
- Vermont Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vermont Heights is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Araquey 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 Araquey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Araquey and extending to:
- Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Araquey to Tallahassee, 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Araquey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Araquey 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 Araquey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9464, Longitude: -81.3373 In this case, the coordinates for Araquey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.961 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.087 degrees. |
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