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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 Grand Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Ridge 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 Grand Ridge:
- 30.710728, -85.020223
- 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 Grand Ridge
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Grand Ridge is near Seminole County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Grand Ridge
Communities Also Named Grand Ridge ...
We found one communities that are also named Grand Ridge.
Within Florida, the name Grand Ridge is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Grand Ridge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Grand Ridge is located in La Salle County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grand Ridge that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Grand Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Ridge ...
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.
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Butler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jinks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jinks is located in Decatur County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
- Lovedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lovedale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovedale
- Mallory Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mallory Heights is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Heights
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sink Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sink Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sink Creek
- Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Two Egg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Grand Ridge 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 town such as Grand Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Ridge and extending to:
- Marianna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Ridge to Marianna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,299 miles [11,746.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 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- Grand Ridge) 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 Grand Ridge 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 Grand Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7107, Longitude: -85.0202 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.443 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.473 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.201 degrees. |
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