Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Acosta Grant:
  • 29.578859, -81.598968
  • 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 Acosta Grant

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Acosta Grant is near Saint Johns County and also Flagler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Flagler 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 Acosta Grant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acosta Grant ...

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.

• Buffalo Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
• Cypress Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cypress Point is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
• Francis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Francis is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Grandview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grandview is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• J Summeral Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • J Summeral Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Summeral Grant
• Job Wiggins Grant
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Job Wiggins Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Wiggins Grant
• John Broward Grant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • John Broward Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
• John Faulk Grant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • John Faulk Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Faulk Grant
• John Heurtas Grant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • John Heurtas Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Heurtas Grant
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Orange Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
  • Pecan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
  • Possum Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Possum Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Bluff
  • Rice Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rice Creek is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
  • Rodman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rodman is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
  • Shell Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shell Bluff is located in Flagler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff

How Far From Acosta Grant 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 Acosta Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Acosta Grant to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'