Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for John Middleton 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 Middleton Grant:
  • 29.778856, -81.627584
  • 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 Middleton 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 Middleton Grant is near Clay County and also Saint Johns County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Middleton Grant

Curious and Interesting Names Near John Middleton 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.

• Brewers Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brewers Landing is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Landing
• Clay Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Clay Landing is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Landing
• Cypress Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Point is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
• Federal Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Federal Point is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grandview is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• J Summeral Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • J Summeral Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Summeral Grant
• John Faulk Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • John Faulk Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Faulk Grant
• John Heurtas Grant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • John Heurtas Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Heurtas Grant
• Lane Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lane Landing is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Landing
• Leno
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leno is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leno
• Orange Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange Mills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mills
• Pecan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pecan is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Rice Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rice Creek is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in John Middleton Grant and extending to:

• Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from John Middleton Grant to Palatka, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 681 miles [1,096 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'