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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 Grantham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grantham 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 Grantham:
    • 30.506861, -85.592984
    • 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 Grantham
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Grantham is near Bay County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Grantham

Communities Also Named Grantham ...

We found six communities that are also named Grantham.

Within Florida, the name Grantham is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, three are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Grantham lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grantham that is located in Washington County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Grantham lies 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grantham that is located in Washington County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Grantham is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grantham that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Grantham.
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Grantham is located in Wayne County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grantham that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Grantham.
    • Ontario
      • This Grantham lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Grantham that is located in Washington County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Grantham is located in Cumberland County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Grantham that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Grantham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantham ...

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.

  • Cairo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cairo is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Compass Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Compass Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass Lake
  • Couch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Couch is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
  • Crystal Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Fountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gilberts Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilberts Mill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Mill
  • Greenhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Greenhead is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhead
  • Kent Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kent Mill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Mill
  • Nixon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nixon is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Poplar Head
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Poplar Head is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Head
  • Red Head
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Red Head is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Head
  • Round Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake

How Far From Grantham 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 Grantham to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantham and extending to:

  • Chipley, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Grantham to Chipley, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grantham) 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 Grantham 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 Grantham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5069, Longitude: -85.5930       In this case, the coordinates for Grantham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.754 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.805 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.449 degrees.