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 F M Arredondo Grant:
30.499683, -81.551204
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.
We found two communities that share the name F M Arredondo Grant.
There are two communities within Florida that are also named F M Arredondo Grant.
Beyond Florida.
Communities Located In Florida ...
Marion County
This F M Arredondo Grant is located in Marion County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south of the F M Arredondo Grant that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of F M Arredondo Grant.
Volusia County
This F M Arredondo Grant is located in Volusia County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south of the F M Arredondo Grant that is located in Duval County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of F M Arredondo Grant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near F M Arredondo 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.
John Broward Grant (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Broward Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 F M Arredondo Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in F M Arredondo Grant and extending to:
Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from F M Arredondo Grant to Jacksonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- F M Arredondo Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in F M Arredondo Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4997, Longitude: -81.5512 In this case, the coordinates for F M Arredondo 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 F M Arredondo 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 310.503 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.203 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.028 degrees.