Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sampson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sampson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sampson
- 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 Sampson:
- 30.064688, -81.501751
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sampson
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
- Since Sampson is near Duval County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Duval County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sampson ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Sampson.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Sampson.
Beyond Florida, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- This Sampson is located in Erie County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the north of the Sampson that is located in Saint Johns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sampson.
- Washington County
- This Sampson is located in Washington County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the north of the Sampson that is located in Saint Johns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sampson.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sampson ...
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.
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Duval County
- Durbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Fruit Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Cove
- Fruit Cove is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Cove <5>
- Greenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Joseph Summerland Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Summerland Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Summerland Grant
- Joseph Summerland Grant is located in Duval County
- Lewis Mattair Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Mattair Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mattair Grant
- Lewis Mattair Grant is located in Duval County
- Orangedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Orangedale is located in Saint Johns County
- Palm Valley Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Valley Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley Landing
- Palm Valley Landing is located in Saint Johns County
- Switzerland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
- Switzerland is located in Saint Johns County
- Twentymile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twentymile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile
- Twentymile is located in Saint Johns County
How Far From Sampson 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 community such as Sampson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sampson and extending to:
- Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sampson to Saint Augustine, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 167 miles [268.8 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 660 miles [1,062.2 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,049 miles [8,125.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sampson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sampson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sampson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0647, Longitude: -81.5018 In this case, the coordinates for Sampson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sampson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sampson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sampson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.455 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.086 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.114 degrees. |