Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Grand View Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand View Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grand View Grove

• 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 View Grove:
  • 29.521359, -81.678414
  • 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 View Grove

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Grand View Grove is near Flagler County and also Marion 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 Marion 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 View Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand View Grove ...

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.

• Buffalo Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
• Francis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Francis is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Fruitland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Hunter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Job Wiggins Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Job Wiggins Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Wiggins Grant
• John Broward Grant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • John Broward Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
• Johns Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Johns Ferry is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Ferry
• Possum Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Possum Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Bluff
• Rodman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rodman is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman

How Far From Grand View Grove 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 Grand View Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grand View Grove and extending to:

• Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Grand View Grove to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'