Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Francisco Barrios Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Francisco Barrios Grant and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Francisco Barrios Grant

• 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 Francisco Barrios Grant:
  • 30.352422, -87.336641
  • 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 Francisco Barrios Grant

• 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
  • Since Francisco Barrios Grant is near Baldwin County and also Santa Rosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa 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 Francisco Barrios Grant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Francisco Barrios 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.

• Fort Redoubt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fort Redoubt is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Redoubt
• Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gulf Beach is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach
• Haven Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Haven Park is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
• John B Cazenave Grant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • John B Cazenave Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John B Cazenave Grant
• Joseph Cruzat Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Joseph Cruzat Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cruzat Grant
• Josepha Pol Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Josepha Pol Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josepha Pol Grant
• Navy Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Navy Point is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Point
• Paradise Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise Beach is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
• Pleasant Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Sand Cut ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
• Sanders Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
• Seaglades
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seaglades is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaglades

How Far From Francisco Barrios Grant to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Francisco Barrios Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Francisco Barrios Grant and extending to:

• Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Francisco Barrios Grant to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,303 miles [8,534.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'