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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 Littleburg Mason Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Littleburg Mason Grant and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Littleburg Mason 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 Littleburg Mason Grant:
    • 30.991293, -87.195249
    • 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 Littleburg Mason 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
    • Since Littleburg Mason Grant is near Escambia County and also Santa Rosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Littleburg Mason Grant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Littleburg Mason 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.

  • Canoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Canoe is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
  • Century
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Happy Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Happy Valley is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Jay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
  • Little Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Rock is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Mineral Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Oak Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oyster Lodge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oyster Lodge is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Lodge
  • Pea Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Riverview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Rock Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Sardine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardine is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardine
  • Stanley Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanley Crossroads is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Crossroads

How Far From Littleburg Mason Grant 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 Littleburg Mason 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 Littleburg Mason Grant and extending to:

  • Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Littleburg Mason Grant to Pensacola, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 791 miles [1,273 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,268 miles [8,478 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Littleburg Mason 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 Littleburg Mason 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 Littleburg Mason Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9913, Longitude: -87.1952       In this case, the coordinates for Littleburg Mason Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.722 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.993 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.951 degrees.