Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Johnsons Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsons Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Johnsons Beach

• 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 Johnsons Beach:
  • 30.302423, -87.412755
  • 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 Johnsons Beach

• 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 Johnsons Beach is near Baldwin County and also Santa Rosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa 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 Johnsons Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsons Beach ...

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.

• Fort Redoubt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Redoubt is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Redoubt
• Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gulf Beach is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach
• Haven Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Haven Park is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
• Joseph Cruzat Grant
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Joseph Cruzat Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cruzat Grant
• Josephine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Josephine is located in Baldwin County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Navy Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Navy Point is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Point
• Paradise Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Beach is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Seaglades
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaglades is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaglades

How Far From Johnsons Beach to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Johnsons Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsons Beach to Pensacola, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 186 miles [299.3 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,428 miles [11,954.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,309 miles [8,544 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'