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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 John Broward Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to John Broward Grant and the surrounding area.
- 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 John Broward Grant:
- 29.544693, -81.603690
- 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 John Broward 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since John Broward Grant is near Flagler County and also Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns 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 John Broward Grant
Communities Also Named John Broward Grant ...
We found two communities that are also named John Broward Grant.
There are two communities within Florida that are also named John Broward Grant.
Beyond Florida.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Duval County
- This John Broward Grant is located in Duval County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north of the John Broward Grant that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of John Broward Grant.
- Marion County
- This John Broward Grant is located in Marion County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the John Broward Grant that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of John Broward Grant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near John Broward 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.
- Buffalo Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
- Crescent City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent City Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Francis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Fruitland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- J Summeral Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- J Summeral Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Summeral Grant
- Job Wiggins Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Job Wiggins Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job Wiggins Grant
- Johns Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Ferry is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Ferry
- Orange Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
- Possum Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Possum Bluff is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Bluff
- Rodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Shell Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shell Bluff is located in Flagler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
How Far From John Broward Grant to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as John Broward Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in John Broward Grant and extending to:
- Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from John Broward Grant to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>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 696 miles [1,120.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- John Broward Grant) 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 John Broward Grant 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 John Broward Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5447, Longitude: -81.6037 In this case, the coordinates for John Broward Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.481 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.045 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.269 degrees. |
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