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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 Mission Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mission Trace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mission Trace:
- 30.782180, -81.591766
- 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 Mission Trace
- 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 Mission Trace 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 Mission Trace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mission Trace ...
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 southeast)
- Admirals Walk is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
- Bristol Hammock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Hammock is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Hammock
- Deer Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deer Run is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Elliotts Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elliotts Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Bluff
- Elliotts Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elliotts Plantation is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Plantation
- Foxwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Foxwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Greentree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Harbor Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Pines is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pines
- Kingsland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- London Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Mariners Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mariners Landing is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Landing
- May Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- May Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plantation Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plantation Oaks is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Oaks
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- River Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- River Cove is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Scotchville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Shadowland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shadowland is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland
How Far From Mission Trace 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 Mission Trace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mission Trace and extending to:
- Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mission Trace to Woodbine, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 262 miles [421.6 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 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mission Trace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mission Trace 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 Mission Trace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7822, Longitude: -81.5918 In this case, the coordinates for Mission Trace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.538 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.283 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.974 degrees. |
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