Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in James Wilkins Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to James Wilkins Grant and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for James Wilkins 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 James Wilkins Grant:
- 30.513529, -87.235527
- 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 James Wilkins 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Since James Wilkins Grant is near Santa Rosa County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 James Wilkins 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.
- Ferry Pass
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferry Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Floridatown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floridatown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridatown
- Floridatown is located in Santa Rosa County
- Harp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
- Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant is located in Escambia County
- Josepha Pol Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josepha Pol Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josepha Pol Grant
- Josepha Pol Grant is located in Escambia County
- Manuel Bonafay Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuel Bonafay Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Bonafay Grant
- Manuel Bonafay Grant is located in Escambia County
- Manuel Gonzales Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manuel Gonzales Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Gonzales Grant
- Manuel Gonzales Grant is located in Escambia County
- Olive
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sand Cut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sanders Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
- Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
How Far From James Wilkins 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 James Wilkins 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 James Wilkins Grant and extending to:
- Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies just to the South.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from James Wilkins Grant to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,411 miles [11,926.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,291 miles [8,515 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for James Wilkins Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- James Wilkins Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in James Wilkins Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5135, Longitude: -87.2355 In this case, the coordinates for James Wilkins 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 James Wilkins 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 313.703 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.905 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.053 degrees. |