Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lane Landing:
  • 29.857467, -81.552861
  • 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 Lane Landing

• 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 Lane Landing is near Clay County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Lane Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lane Landing ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bass Haven is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Haven
• Brewers Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brewers Landing is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Landing
• Clay Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clay Landing is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Landing
• Federal Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
• Florence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Florence is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• John Heurtas Grant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • John Heurtas Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Heurtas Grant
• John Middleton Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • John Middleton Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Middleton Grant
• Leno
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Leno is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leno
• Molasses Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Molasses Junction is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Junction
• Spuds
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spuds is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuds
• Vermont Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Vermont Heights is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights

How Far From Lane Landing 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 community such as Lane Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lane Landing to Saint Augustine, 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 four to five hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'