Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North River Marshes:
  • 30.755236, -81.548152
  • 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 North River Marshes

• 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 North River Marshes 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 North River Marshes

Curious and Interesting Names Near North River Marshes ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Admirals Walk is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
• Harbor Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harbor Pines is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pines
• Lands End
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lands End is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
• Mariners Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mariners Landing is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Landing
• Mission Trace
  (3 miles [4.8 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 east)
  • Plantation Oaks is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Oaks
• Quail Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Riverview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Scotchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 west)
  • Shadowland is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland

How Far From North River Marshes 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 North River Marshes to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North River Marshes to Woodbine, 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 five to six hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 265 miles [426.5 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 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 7,131 miles [11,476.2 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>'