Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in J L Sanchez and Others Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to J L Sanchez and Others Grant and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for J L Sanchez and Others Grant
- 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 J L Sanchez and Others Grant:
- 29.923851, -82.489282
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on J L Sanchez and Others Grant
- 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Since J L Sanchez and Others Grant is near Union County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near J L Sanchez and Others Grant ...
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.
- Bland
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Brown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Browns Still
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Still have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Still
- Browns Still is located in Union County
- Dana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Dukes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hasan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <2>
- Mikesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mikesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
- Mikesville is located in Columbia County
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Union County
How Far From J L Sanchez and Others Grant 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 J L Sanchez and Others Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in J L Sanchez and Others Grant and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from J L Sanchez and Others Grant to Gainesville, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for J L Sanchez and Others Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- J L Sanchez and Others Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in J L Sanchez and Others Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9239, Longitude: -82.4893 In this case, the coordinates for J L Sanchez and Others Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 J L Sanchez and Others Grant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.675 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.48 degrees. |