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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 Grahamsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grahamsville 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 Grahamsville:
- 29.231921, -81.966198
- 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 Grahamsville
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Grahamsville is near Alachua County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Grahamsville
Communities Also Named Grahamsville ...
We found three communities that are also named Grahamsville.
Within Florida, the name Grahamsville is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Grahamsville is located in Sullivan County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Grahamsville that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Grahamsville.
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This Grahamsville is located in Jackson County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the north of the Grahamsville that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Grahamsville.
- Ontario
- This Grahamsville lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the north of the Grahamsville that is located in Marion County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grahamsville ...
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.
- Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruceville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Cedar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Electra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Electra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Forest Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Corners
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Nubys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nubys Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubys Corner
- Silver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Grahamsville to ...
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 Grahamsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grahamsville and extending to:
- Ocala, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grahamsville to Ocala, with an average speed<3> 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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grahamsville) 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 Grahamsville 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 Grahamsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2319, Longitude: -81.9662 In this case, the coordinates for Grahamsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.204 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.459 degrees. |
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