Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in John H McIntosh Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to John H McIntosh Grant and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for John H McIntosh 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 H McIntosh Grant:
  • 29.594968, -82.356771
  • 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 H McIntosh 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
  • Since John H McIntosh Grant is near Marion County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Levy 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 H McIntosh Grant

Communities Also Named John H McIntosh Grant ...

We found two communities that are also named John H McIntosh Grant.

There are two communities within Florida that are also named John H McIntosh Grant.

Beyond Florida.

• Communities Located In Florida ...
  • Duval County
    • This John H McIntosh Grant is located in Duval County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the John H McIntosh Grant that is located in Alachua County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of John H McIntosh Grant.
  • Volusia County
    • This John H McIntosh Grant is located in Volusia County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the John H McIntosh Grant that is located in Alachua County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of John H McIntosh Grant.

Curious and Interesting Names Near John H McIntosh 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.

• Clinch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinch is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
• Green Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Grove is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• Paradise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Paradise is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Riceland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Riceland is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
• Robinson Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
• Robinswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinswood is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
• Rocky Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Ruthland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruthland is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthland
• Suburban Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Suburban Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights

How Far From John H McIntosh 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 H McIntosh 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 H McIntosh Grant and extending to:

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from John H McIntosh Grant to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'