Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville Beach:
  • 30.28831, -81.391876
  • 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 Jacksonville 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 Duval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval County
  • Since Jacksonville Beach is near Saint Johns County and also Nassau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau 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 Jacksonville Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacksonville 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.

• Donner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Donner is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
• Greenfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield
  • From Jacksonville Beach to Greenfield
• Holiday Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Holiday Harbor is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
• Isle of Palms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Isle of Palms is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Palms
• Isle of Palms South
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Isle of Palms South is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Palms South
• J Peavett Grant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • J Peavett Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Peavett Grant
• John McQueen Grant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • John McQueen Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John McQueen Grant
• John Mestre Grant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • John Mestre Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Mestre Grant
• Joseph Peavett Grant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Joseph Peavett Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Peavett Grant
• Oak Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Landing is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
• Wonderwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wonderwood is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderwood

How Far From Jacksonville Beach to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville Beach and extending to:

• Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jacksonville Beach to Jacksonville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 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 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'