Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fernandina 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 Fernandina Beach:
  • 30.670437, -81.45642
  • 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 Fernandina 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 Fernandina Beach is near Camden County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval 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 Fernandina Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fernandina 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.

• Admirals Walk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Admirals Walk is located in Camden County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
• American Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • American Beach is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Beach
• Chester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chester is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
• Greyfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greyfield is located in Camden County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
• Harbor Pines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor Pines is located in Camden County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pines
• Hedges
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hedges is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
• Lands End
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lands End is located in Camden County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
• Plantation Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plantation Oaks is located in Camden County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Oaks
• Quail Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Camden County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Riverview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Camden County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shadowland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shadowland is located in Camden County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland

How Far From Fernandina 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 city such as Fernandina 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 Fernandina Beach and extending to:

• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fernandina 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 620 miles [997.8 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 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'