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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 Francisco Collin Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Francisco Collin Grant 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 Francisco Collin Grant:
- 30.496863, -87.274140
- 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 Collin 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 Collin Grant is near Santa Rosa County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Collin Grant
Curious and Interesting Names Near Francisco Collin 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.
- Ferry Pass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- John B Cazenave Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Josepha Pol Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Josepha Pol Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josepha Pol Grant
- Manuel Bonafay Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manuel Bonafay Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Bonafay Grant
- Manuel Gonzales Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olive
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
- Sanders Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
How Far From Francisco Collin 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 Collin 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 Collin Grant and extending to:
- Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Francisco Collin 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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Francisco Collin Grant) 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 Francisco Collin Grant 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 Francisco Collin Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4969, Longitude: -87.2741 In this case, the coordinates for Francisco Collin Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.723 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.927 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.071 degrees. |
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