Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Durant Estates:
  • 29.656634, -82.404551
  • 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 Durant Estates

• 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
  • Since Durant Estates is near Marion County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Levy 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 Durant Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Durant Estates ...

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.

• Clinch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clinch is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
• J S Sanchez and Others Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • J S Sanchez and Others Grant is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J S Sanchez and Others Grant
• John H McIntosh Grant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • John H McIntosh Grant is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
• Jonesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
• Paradise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Riceland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Riceland is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
• Robinson Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinson Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
• Robinswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinswood is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
• Rocky Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Suburban Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Suburban Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights

How Far From Durant Estates to ...

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 Durant Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Durant Estates and extending to:

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies just to the East.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Durant Estates to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'