Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Conners Ford:
  • 30.326308, -84.863803
  • 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 Conners Ford

• 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
  • Since Conners Ford is near Leon County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Conners Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conners Ford ...

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.

• Choconickla ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Choconickla is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconickla
• Fawn Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fawn Ford is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Ford
• Jensen Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jensen Place is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
• Lewis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Marysville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Mosquito Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mosquito Landing is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Landing
• Orange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Pine Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Island is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Rock Bluff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
• Sweetwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweetwater is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
• Twin Pole
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Twin Pole is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pole

How Far From Conners Ford 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 Conners Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bristol, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Conners Ford to Bristol, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'