Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fawn 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 Fawn Ford:
  • 30.305197, -84.914359
  • 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 Fawn 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 Fawn Ford is near Calhoun County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Fawn Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fawn 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.

• Bon Ami
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bon Ami is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
• Choconickla ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Choconickla is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconickla
• Jensen Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jensen Place is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
• Lewis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Marysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Mosquito Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mosquito Landing is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Landing
• Orange
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Pine Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Island is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Sweetwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
• Twin Pole
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Twin Pole is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pole

How Far From Fawn Ford 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 Fawn 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 Fawn Ford and extending to:

• Bristol, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fawn 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 38 miles [61.2 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'