Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saint Augustine Shores:
  • 29.810803, -81.310349
  • 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 Saint Augustine Shores

• 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 Saint Augustine Shores is near Flagler County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Flagler 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 Saint Augustine Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Augustine Shores ...

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.

• Butler Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Butler Beach is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Beach
• Cedar Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Landing is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • College Park is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Crescent Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Beach is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Beach <1>
• Gopher Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gopher Ridge is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gopher Ridge
• Marineland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marineland is located in Flagler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marineland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marineland <1>
• Molasses Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Molasses Junction is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Junction
• Spuds
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spuds is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuds
• Summer Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Summer Haven is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haven
• Vermont Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vermont Heights is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
• Woodlawn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Saint Augustine Shores 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 Saint Augustine Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies just to the North.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Augustine Shores to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 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 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'