Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ponte Vedra 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 Ponte Vedra Beach:
  • 30.239187, -81.384714
  • 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 Ponte Vedra 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 Saint Johns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
  • Since Ponte Vedra Beach is near Duval County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Ponte Vedra Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponte Vedra 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.

• Holiday Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holiday Harbor is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Harbor
• Isle of Palms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Isle of Palms is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Palms
• Isle of Palms South
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 west)
  • J Peavett Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Peavett Grant
• John Mestre Grant
  (5 miles [8 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 west)
  • Joseph Peavett Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Peavett Grant
• Lewis Mattair Grant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis Mattair Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mattair Grant
• Oak Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Landing is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
• Palm Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
• Palm Valley Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Palm Valley Landing is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley Landing
• Sawgrass
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass

How Far From Ponte Vedra 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 community such as Ponte Vedra 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 Ponte Vedra Beach and extending to:

• Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ponte Vedra Beach to Saint Augustine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 173 miles [278.4 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 646 miles [1,039.6 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 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'