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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 Teresa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Teresa and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Teresa:
    • 29.932367, -84.453953
    • 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 Teresa
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Saint Teresa is near Wakulla County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wakulla County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Teresa

Communities Also Named Saint Teresa ...

We found two communities that are also named Saint Teresa.

Within Florida, the name Saint Teresa is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Teresa lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Teresa that is located in Franklin County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Saint Teresa lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Teresa that is located in Franklin County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Teresa ...

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.

  • Big Blackjack Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Big Blackjack Landing is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Blackjack Landing
  • Live Oak Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Live Oak Island is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Island
  • Panacea
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Panacea Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Panacea Park is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea Park
  • Pine Log
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pine Log is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
  • Skipper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Skipper is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper
  • Sopchoppy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spring Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Creek is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Surf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Surf is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Teresa and extending to:

  • Apalachicola, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Teresa to Apalachicola, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Teresa) 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 Teresa 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 Teresa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9324, Longitude: -84.4540    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.066 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.929 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.156 degrees.