Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Palmo:
  • 29.966355, -81.567308
  • 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 Palmo

• 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 Palmo is near Clay County and also Duval 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 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 Palmo

Communities Also Named Palmo ...

We found one communities that are also named Palmo.

Within Florida, the name Palmo is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Palmo in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Kern County
    • This Palmo is located in Kern County and lies 2,212 miles [3,559.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Palmo that is located in Saint Johns County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Palmo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmo ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bass Haven is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Haven
• Brewers Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewers Landing is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Landing
• Florence
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Florence is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Green Cove Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <2>
• Lane Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lane Landing is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Landing
• Leno
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leno is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leno
• Magnolia Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
• Molasses Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Molasses Junction is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Junction
• Orangedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangedale is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
• Switzerland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland

How Far From Palmo to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Palmo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmo and extending to:

• Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palmo to Saint Augustine, with an average speed<3> 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 165 miles [265.5 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 668 miles [1,075 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 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'