Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spuds:
  • 29.739691, -81.471466
  • 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 Spuds

• 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 Spuds is near Putnam County and also Flagler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Spuds

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spuds ...

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.

• Clay Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay Landing is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Landing
• Cypress Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cypress Point is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
• Federal Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
• Gopher Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gopher Ridge is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gopher Ridge
• Grandview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grandview is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• John Faulk Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • John Faulk Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Faulk Grant
• John Heurtas Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • John Heurtas Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Heurtas Grant
• Molasses Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Molasses Junction is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molasses Junction
• Orange Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
• Vermont Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vermont Heights is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights

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

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

• Saint Augustine, which is the Seat of Saint Johns County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spuds to Saint Augustine, with an average speed<2> 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 174 miles [280 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'