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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 Dummit Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dummit Grove 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 Dummit Grove:
- 28.706937, -80.727828
- 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 Dummit Grove
- 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 Brevard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brevard County
- Since Dummit Grove is near Volusia County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Dummit Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dummit Grove ...
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.
- Indian River City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian River City is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
- Jay Jay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jay Jay is located in Brevard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Jay
- John H McIntosh Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- John Low Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- John Low Grant is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Low Grant
- Joseph Delespine Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joseph Wales Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joseph Wales Grant is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Wales Grant
- Lucas Crayon Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas Crayon Grant is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Crayon Grant
- Maytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Volusia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
How Far From Dummit Grove 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 Dummit Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dummit Grove and extending to:
- Titusville, which is the Seat of Brevard County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dummit Grove to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 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 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dummit Grove) 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 Dummit Grove 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 Dummit Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7069, Longitude: -80.7278 In this case, the coordinates for Dummit Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.971 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.339 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.178 degrees. |
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