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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 Manuel Bonafay Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manuel Bonafay Grant and the surrounding area.
- 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 Manuel Bonafay Grant:
- 30.496030, -87.167748
- 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 Manuel Bonafay 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 Manuel Bonafay Grant is near Santa Rosa County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Manuel Bonafay Grant
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manuel Bonafay 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.
- Bagdad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Pass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
- Floridatown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floridatown is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridatown
- Gulf Breeze
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harp is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- John B Cazenave Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Josepha Pol Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Josepha Pol Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josepha Pol Grant
- Manuel Gonzales Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Navy Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Navy Point is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Point
- Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Oriole Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole Beach is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole Beach
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
- Sanders Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
- Tiger Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiger Point is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Point
How Far From Manuel Bonafay 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 Manuel Bonafay 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 Manuel Bonafay Grant and extending to:
- Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Manuel Bonafay Grant to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,408 miles [11,922 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,289 miles [8,511.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Manuel Bonafay 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 Manuel Bonafay 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 Manuel Bonafay Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4960, Longitude: -87.1677 In this case, the coordinates for Manuel Bonafay Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.661 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.855 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.031 degrees. |
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