Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in John De La Rua Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to John De La Rua Grant and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for John De La Rua 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 John De La Rua Grant:
  • 30.724635, -87.318865
  • 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 De La Rua 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
  • Since John De La Rua Grant is near Santa Rosa County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for John De La Rua Grant

Curious and Interesting Names Near John De La Rua 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.

• Cottage Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Farm Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Farm Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
• Floridatown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Floridatown is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridatown
• Gateswood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
• John Gayler Grant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • John Gayler Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Gayler Grant
• Manuel Gonzales Grant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Manuel Gonzales Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Gonzales Grant
• Mineral Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Oak Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Olive
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Olive is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
• Pine Barren
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
• Riverview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Walnut Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Hill <1>

How Far From John De La Rua 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 De La Rua Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in John De La Rua Grant and extending to:

• Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from John De La Rua Grant to Pensacola, 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 most of a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'