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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 South Jacksonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Jacksonville 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 South Jacksonville:
    • 30.311073, -81.645650
    • 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 South Jacksonville
  • 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 South Jacksonville ...

We found two communities that share the name South Jacksonville.

Within Florida, the name South Jacksonville is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of South Jacksonville [Pulaski County].
    • Illinois
      • Morgan County
      • This South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<2> to the northwest of the South Jacksonville that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of South Jacksonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Jacksonville ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Duval County
  • Floral Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Bluff
    • Floral Bluff is located in Duval County
  • Grand Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
    • Grand Crossing is located in Duval County
  • Grand Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Park
    • Grand Park is located in Duval County
  • Hogan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
    • Hogan is located in Duval County
  • Holiday Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hill
    • Holiday Hill is located in Duval County
  • Holly Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Jonathan Watson Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Joseph Lowrey Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Lake Shore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Duval County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Magnolia Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
      • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
    • Panama Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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 north)
      • 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
    • Spring Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
      • Spring Glen is located in Duval County

How Far From South Jacksonville 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 South Jacksonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Jacksonville 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 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Jacksonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 South Jacksonville 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Jacksonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Jacksonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3111, Longitude: -81.6457       In this case, the coordinates for South Jacksonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 South Jacksonville 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 310.545 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.225 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.105 degrees.




 

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