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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 Maria de Molaree Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maria de Molaree Grant and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Maria de Molaree 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 Maria de Molaree Grant:
    • 30.471586, -87.363309
    • 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 Maria de Molaree 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 Maria de Molaree Grant 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 Maria de Molaree Grant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maria de Molaree 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.

  • Fort Redoubt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Redoubt is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Redoubt
  • Haven Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Haven Park is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
  • John B Cazenave Grant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • John B Cazenave Grant is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John B Cazenave Grant
  • Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Josepha Pol Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Josepha Pol Grant is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josepha Pol Grant
  • Navy Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Navy Point is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Point
  • Olive
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Olive is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Paradise Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise Beach is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
  • Pleasant Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Sand Cut ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Cut is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
  • Sanders Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach

How Far From Maria de Molaree 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 Maria de Molaree 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 Maria de Molaree Grant and extending to:

  • Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maria de Molaree Grant to Pensacola, 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 183 miles [294.5 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 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,299 miles [8,527.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maria de Molaree Grant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Maria de Molaree 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 Maria de Molaree Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4716, Longitude: -87.3633       In this case, the coordinates for Maria de Molaree Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.773 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.982 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.109 degrees.