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Curious and Interesting Names Near John F Brown 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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as John F Brown 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 F Brown Grant and extending to:
Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from John F Brown Grant to Jacksonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
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GPS Coordinates for John F Brown Grant: Decimal: 30.45718, -81.483979 DDMMSS: 30° 27' 25", -81° 29' 2"
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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- John F Brown Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 F Brown 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 F Brown Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4572, Longitude: -81.4840 In this case, the coordinates for John F Brown Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.464 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.152 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.015 degrees.