Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Springside Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springside Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Springside Park

• 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 Springside Park:
  • 29.673579, -81.703140
  • 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 Springside Park

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Springside Park is near Saint Johns County and also Flagler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Flagler 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 Springside Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springside Park ...

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.

• Buffalo Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
• Cypress Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Point is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
• Francis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Francis is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Grandview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Hunter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• J Summeral Grant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • J Summeral Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Summeral Grant
• John Faulk Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • John Faulk Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Faulk Grant
• Orange Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
• Pecan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pecan is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Rice Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rice Creek is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek

How Far From Springside Park 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 Springside Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Springside Park and extending to:

• Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Springside Park to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'