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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 Cantonment, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cantonment 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 Cantonment:
- 30.607617, -87.357233
- 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 Cantonment
- 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Since Cantonment is near Baldwin County and also Santa Rosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa 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 Cantonment
Communities Also Named Cantonment ...
We found one communities that are also named Cantonment.
Within Florida, the name Cantonment is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Cantonment in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Blaine County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Cantonment [Blaine County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cantonment ...
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.
- Cottage Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Farm Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farm Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Ferry Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Floridatown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Floridatown is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridatown
- Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Josepha Pol Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Josepha Pol Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josepha Pol Grant
- Manuel Gonzales Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Pine Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Cantonment 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 Cantonment to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cantonment and extending to:
- Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cantonment to Pensacola, 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,412 miles [11,928.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cantonment, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cantonment) 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 Cantonment 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 Cantonment. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6076, Longitude: -87.3572 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.782 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.011 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.082 degrees. |
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