Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pass Station:
  • 29.981074, -81.773151
  • 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 Pass Station

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Pass Station is near Saint Johns County and also Duval 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 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 Pass Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pass Station ...

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.

• Doctors Inlet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Doctors Inlet is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors Inlet
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doctors Inlet <1>
• Fellowship Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fellowship Park is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Park
• Green Cove Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <1>
• Hibernia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hibernia is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
• Magnolia Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
• Orangedale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Orangedale is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
• Penney Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <1>
• Rattlesnake Bend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rattlesnake Bend is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake Bend
• Rideout
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rideout is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout
• Switzerland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland

How Far From Pass Station 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 Pass Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pass Station and extending to:

• Green Cove Springs, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the East.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pass Station to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'