Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Grocery Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grocery Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grocery Place

• 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 Grocery Place:
  • 25.952320, -81.615918
  • 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 Grocery Place

• 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 Collier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Collier County
  • Since Grocery Place is near Lee County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Grocery Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grocery Place ...

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.

• Everglades City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Everglades City is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everglades City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everglades City <1>
• Goodland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodland is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <1>
• Isles of Capri
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Isles of Capri is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isles of Capri
• Jerome
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jerome is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
• Lee Cypress
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lee Cypress is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cypress
• Marco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Marco is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
• Old Marco Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Marco Junction is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marco Junction
• Plantation Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plantation Island is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Island
• Royal Harbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal Harbor is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Harbor
• Royal Palm Hammock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Palm Hammock is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Hammock
• Shell Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shell Island is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
• Weavers Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Weavers Station is located in Collier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Station

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grocery Place and extending to:

• Naples, which is the Seat of Collier County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grocery Place to Naples, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,324 miles [11,786.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'