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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 G W Perpall Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to G W Perpall Grant and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 G W Perpall Grant:
    • 29.337756, -81.065056
    • 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 G W Perpall 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 Volusia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia County
    • Since G W Perpall Grant is near Flagler County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Flagler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 G W Perpall Grant

Communities Also Named G W Perpall Grant ...

We found two communities that are also named G W Perpall Grant.

There are two communities within Florida that are also named G W Perpall Grant.

Beyond Florida.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Marion County
      • This G W Perpall Grant is located in Marion County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west of the G W Perpall Grant that is located in Volusia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of G W Perpall Grant.
    • Putnam County
      • This G W Perpall Grant is located in Putnam County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the G W Perpall Grant that is located in Volusia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of G W Perpall Grant.

Curious and Interesting Names Near G W Perpall 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.

  • Blake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blake is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Codys Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Codys Corner is located in Flagler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codys Corner
  • Holly Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • John Addison Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • John Addison Grant is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Addison Grant
  • Mound Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mound Grove is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Grove
  • National Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • National Gardens is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Gardens
  • Painters Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Painters Hill is located in Flagler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
  • Pickwick Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pickwick Village is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
  • Relay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Relay is located in Flagler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
  • Seabreeze
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Seabreeze is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
  • Wilbur-by-the-Sea
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilbur-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur-by-the-Sea

How Far From G W Perpall 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 G W Perpall Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in G W Perpall Grant and extending to:

  • De Land, which is the Seat of Volusia County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from G W Perpall Grant to De Land, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- G W Perpall Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 G W Perpall 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 G W Perpall Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3378, Longitude: -81.0651       In this case, the coordinates for G W Perpall Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.183 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.672 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.14 degrees.