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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 Saint Augustine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Augustine 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 Saint Augustine:
    • 39.494280, -75.808825
    • 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 Saint Augustine
  • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Saint Augustine is near New Castle County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Saint Augustine

Communities Also Named Saint Augustine ...

We found four communities that are also named Saint Augustine.

Within Maryland, the name Saint Augustine is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Saint Johns County
      • This Saint Augustine is located in Saint Johns County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saint Augustine that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Saint Augustine.
    • Illinois
      • Knox County
      • This Saint Augustine is located in Knox County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west of the Saint Augustine that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Saint Augustine.
    • Ontario
      • This Saint Augustine lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Augustine that is located in Cecil County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Augustine that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Saint Augustine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Augustine ...

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.

  • Deer Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
  • Elk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
  • Elk Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elk Ferry is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ferry
  • Elk Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Forest is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
  • Elk River Basin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Elk River Basin is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Basin
  • Goose Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Goose Point is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Point
  • Harbor View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harbor View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Honeysuckle Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
  • Snow Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Snow Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Sycamore Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore Farms is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Farms
  • Town Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Town Point is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
  • White Swan Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • White Swan Lake is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Swan Lake

How Far From Saint Augustine 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 Saint Augustine to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Augustine to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,402 miles [7,084.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Augustine) 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 Saint Augustine 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 Saint Augustine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4943, Longitude: -75.8088       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Augustine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.123 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.661 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.959 degrees.