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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 Bryceville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryceville 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 Bryceville:
    • 30.384937, -81.938618
    • 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 Bryceville
  • 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 Bryceville is near Duval County and also Charlton 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 Charlton 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 Bryceville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryceville ...

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.

  • Brightsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brightsville is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightsville
  • Enchanted Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Enchanted Park is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Park
  • Garden City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Garden City is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Grand Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Grand Crossing is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
  • Grand Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Grand Park is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Park
  • Harbor View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Harbor View is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Hart Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hart Haven is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Haven
  • John Carter Grant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • John Carter Grant is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Carter Grant
  • Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kent is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Lake Shore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Shore is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Levi Sparkman Grant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Levi Sparkman Grant is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi Sparkman Grant
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How Far From Bryceville 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 Bryceville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fernandina Beach, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bryceville to Fernandina Beach, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bryceville) 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 Bryceville 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 Bryceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3849, Longitude: -81.9386    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.708 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.423 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.187 degrees.