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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 Lands End, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lands End 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 Lands End:
    • 30.739959, -81.521484
    • 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 Lands End
  • 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Since Lands End is near Nassau County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval 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 Lands End

Communities Also Named Lands End ...

We found seven communities that are also named Lands End.

Within Georgia, the name Lands End is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Lands End is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lands End that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lands End.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Lands End is located in Essex County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lands End that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Lands End.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lands End lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lands End that is located in Camden County.
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • This Lands End is located in Carteret County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lands End that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Lands End.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Lands End is located in Beaufort County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lands End that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Lands End.
      • Lexington County
      • This Lands End is located in Lexington County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the north of the Lands End that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Lands End.
    • Virginia
      • Gloucester County
      • This Lands End is located in Gloucester County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lands End that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Lands End.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lands End ...

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.

  • Admirals Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Admirals Walk is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Greyfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greyfield is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
  • Harbor Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor Pines is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pines
  • Mission Trace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mission Trace is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Trace
  • Plantation Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Plantation Oaks is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Oaks
  • Quail Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Shadowland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shadowland is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland

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

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

  • Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lands End to Woodbine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lands End) 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 Lands End 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 Lands End. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7400, Longitude: -81.5215       In this case, the coordinates for Lands End have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.498 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.231 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.96 degrees.