Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Mateo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Mateo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Mateo
- 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 San Mateo:
- 30.443572, -81.632318
- 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 San Mateo
- 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 Duval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Duval County
- Since San Mateo is near Nassau County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau 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 San Mateo ...
We found five communities that share the name San Mateo.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named San Mateo.
Beyond Florida, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- New Mexico
- Cibola County
- This San Mateo is located in Cibola County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the San Mateo that is located in Duval County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of San Mateo.
- Valencia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of San Mateo [Valencia County].
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Mateo ...
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.
- Chaseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Chaseville is located in Duval County
- Dames Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dames Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dames Point
- Dames Point is located in Duval County
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Duval County
- Harbor View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Duval County
- Holly Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ford
- Holly Ford is located in Duval County
- John Broward Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Broward Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
- John Broward Grant is located in Duval County
- John Carter Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Carter Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Carter Grant
- John Carter Grant is located in Duval County
- John Christopher Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Christopher Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Christopher Grant
- John Christopher Grant is located in Duval County
- John G Rushing Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John G Rushing Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John G Rushing Grant
- John G Rushing Grant is located in Duval County
- John Houston Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Houston Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Houston Grant
- John Houston Grant is located in Duval County
- Jonathan Watson Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonathan Watson Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Watson Grant
- Jonathan Watson Grant is located in Duval County
- Joseph Fenwick Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Fenwick Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Fenwick Grant
- Joseph Fenwick Grant is located in Duval County
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- Joseph Lowrey Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Lowrey Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Lowrey Grant
- Joseph Lowrey Grant is located in Duval County
- Panama Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama Park
- Panama Park is located in Duval County
- Pearl Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Court
- Pearl Court is located in Duval County
- Pecan Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- Pecan Park is located in Duval County
- Polly Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
- Polly Town is located in Duval County
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Yellow Bluff Fort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff Fort
- Yellow Bluff Fort is located in Duval County
- Joseph Lowrey Grant
How Far From San Mateo to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as San Mateo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Mateo and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from San Mateo to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Mateo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Mateo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Mateo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4436, Longitude: -81.6323 In this case, the coordinates for San Mateo 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 San Mateo 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 San Mateo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.544 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.243 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.069 degrees. |