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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 Teasdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Teasdale 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 Teasdale:
    • 29.737468, -81.646473
    • 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 Teasdale
  • 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 Teasdale is near Clay County and also Saint Johns County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns 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 Teasdale

Communities Also Named Teasdale ...

We found two communities that are also named Teasdale.

Within Florida, the name Teasdale is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Tallahatchie County
      • This Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the northwest of the Teasdale that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Teasdale.
    • Utah
      • Wayne County
      • This Teasdale is located in Wayne County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Teasdale that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Teasdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Teasdale ...

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 northeast)
    • Clay Landing is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Landing
  • Cypress Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Point is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Federal Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
  • Grandview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • J Summeral Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • J Summeral Grant is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Summeral Grant
  • John Faulk Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • John Faulk Grant is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Faulk Grant
  • John Heurtas Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • John Heurtas Grant is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Heurtas Grant
  • John Middleton Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • John Middleton Grant is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Middleton Grant
  • Orange Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
  • Pecan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pecan is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
  • Rice Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rice Creek is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek

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

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

  • Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the South.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Teasdale to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 684 miles [1,100.8 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 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Teasdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Teasdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Teasdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7375, Longitude: -81.6465       In this case, the coordinates for Teasdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.515 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.11 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.239 degrees.