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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 Domingo Fernandez Grant:
30.421628, -81.568704
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.
Communities Also Named Domingo Fernandez Grant ...
We found two communities that share the name Domingo Fernandez Grant.
There are two communities within Florida that are also named Domingo Fernandez Grant.
Beyond Florida.
Communities Located In Florida ...
Alachua County
This Domingo Fernandez Grant is located in Alachua County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southwest of the Domingo Fernandez Grant that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Domingo Fernandez Grant.
Lake County
This Domingo Fernandez Grant is located in Lake County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south of the Domingo Fernandez Grant that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Domingo Fernandez Grant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Domingo Fernandez 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.
Chaseville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Domingo Fernandez Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Domingo Fernandez Grant and extending to:
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Domingo Fernandez Grant to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than 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 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Domingo Fernandez Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Domingo Fernandez Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4216, Longitude: -81.5687 In this case, the coordinates for Domingo Fernandez Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Domingo Fernandez Grant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.509 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.198 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.052 degrees.