Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Verdie:
  • 30.435237, -81.921220
  • 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 Verdie

• 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 Nassau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
  • Since Verdie is near Duval County and also Charlton 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 Charlton 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 Verdie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Verdie ...

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.

• Brightsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brightsville is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightsville
• Garden City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Garden City is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Grand Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Crossing is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
• Harbor View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harbor View is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Hart Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hart Haven is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Haven
• John Carter Grant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • John Carter Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Carter Grant
• Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant
• Kent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
• Levi Sparkman Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Levi Sparkman Grant is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi Sparkman Grant
• Magnolia Gardens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
• Stokesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stokesville is located in Charlton County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville

How Far From Verdie to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Verdie to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fernandina Beach, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Verdie to Fernandina Beach, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'