Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Purvis Still:
  • 30.428277, -82.760407
  • 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 Purvis Still

• 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Since Purvis Still is near Columbia County and also Suwannee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suwannee 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 Purvis Still

Curious and Interesting Names Near Purvis Still ...

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.

• Camps Still
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Camps Still is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camps Still
• Cypress Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cypress Creek is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
• Deep Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Hillcoat
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hillcoat is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcoat
• Jasper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
• Kennedy Still
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennedy Still is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Still
• Long Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Marion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Marion is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Needmore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Pouchers Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pouchers Corner is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pouchers Corner

How Far From Purvis Still 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 Purvis Still to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Purvis Still to Jasper, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 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 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'