Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plantation Oaks:
  • 30.752736, -81.522595
  • 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 Plantation Oaks

• 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 Plantation Oaks 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 Plantation Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantation Oaks ...

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 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
  (3 miles [4.8 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
• Lands End
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lands End is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
• Mariners Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mariners Landing is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Landing
• Mission Trace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission Trace is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Trace
• Quail Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Scotchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scotchville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
  • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
• 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 Plantation Oaks 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 Plantation Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plantation Oaks 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 five to six hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 266 miles [428.1 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'