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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Juan Perchman Grant:
    • 29.464693, -81.740082
    • 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 Juan Perchman 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 Juan Perchman Grant is near Marion County and also Volusia 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 Volusia 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 Juan Perchman Grant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Juan Perchman 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.

  • Buffalo Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
  • Fruitland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hog Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hog Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Valley
  • Hunter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hunter is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • John Broward Grant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • John Broward Grant is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Broward Grant
  • Johns Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Johns Ferry is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Ferry
  • Joseph M Hernandez Grant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Point Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Possum Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Possum Bluff is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Bluff
  • Rodman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rodman is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
  • Salt Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

How Far From Juan Perchman 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 Juan Perchman 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 Juan Perchman Grant and extending to:

  • Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Juan Perchman Grant to Palatka, 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 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 704 miles [1,133 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Juan Perchman Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Juan Perchman 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 Juan Perchman Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4647, Longitude: -81.7401       In this case, the coordinates for Juan Perchman Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.55 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.112 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.332 degrees.