Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Ponte Vedra Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Ponte Vedra Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Ponte Vedra Beach

• 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 Ponte Vedra Beach:
  • 30.022467, -81.323687
  • 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 South Ponte Vedra Beach

• 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 South Ponte Vedra Beach is near Duval County and also Clay 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for South Ponte Vedra Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Ponte Vedra Beach ...

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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarksville is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
• College Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • College Park is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Durbin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Durbin is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Palm Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
• Palm Valley Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Palm Valley Landing is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley Landing
• Sawgrass
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
• Twentymile
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Twentymile is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile
• Woodlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Ponte Vedra Beach and extending to:

• Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies just to the South.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Ponte Vedra Beach to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 659 miles [1,060.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'