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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Augustine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Augustine and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 29.899472, -81.314642
- 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
- 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 is near Duval County and also Putnam 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 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
Communities Also Named Saint Augustine ...
We found four communities that are also named Saint Augustine.
Within Florida, the name Saint Augustine is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Knox County
- This Saint Augustine is located in Knox County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Augustine that is located in Saint Johns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Saint Augustine.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Augustine that is located in Saint Johns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Saint Augustine.
- Ontario
- This Saint Augustine lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the north of the Saint Augustine that is located in Saint Johns County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the north of the Saint Augustine that is located in Saint Johns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Saint Augustine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Augustine ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Landing is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- College Park is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Crescent Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Lane Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lane Landing is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Landing
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spuds is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuds
- Summer Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Summer Haven is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haven
- Vermont Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont Heights is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Saint Augustine 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 city such as Saint Augustine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Augustine and extending to:
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Augustine 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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 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 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Augustine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Saint Augustine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Augustine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8995, Longitude: -81.3146 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.346 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.937 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.09 degrees. |
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