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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 Mary Ann Davis Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mary Ann Davis 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 Mary Ann Davis Grant:
    • 25.673992, -80.155325
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mary Ann Davis Grant
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Mary Ann Davis Grant ...

We found one communities that share the name Mary Ann Davis Grant.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Mary Ann Davis Grant.

Beyond Florida.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Duval County
      • This Mary Ann Davis Grant is located in Duval County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mary Ann Davis Grant that is located in Miami-Dade County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Mary Ann Davis Grant.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mary Ann Davis 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.

  • Coconut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coconut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coconut Grove
    • Coconut Grove is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Coral Terrace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Terrace
    • Coral Terrace is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Fisher Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Island
    • Fisher Island is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Gables by the Sea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gables by the Sea
    • Gables by the Sea is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Gables by the Sea has also been known as:
    • Coral Bay
  • Kings Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bay
    • Kings Bay is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Latin Quarter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latin Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latin Quarter
    • Latin Quarter is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Little Havana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Havana
    • Little Havana is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Pinecrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Pinecrest is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,006 people
    • Pinecrest has also been known as:
    • Pinecrest village
  • Sunrise Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Harbor
    • Sunrise Harbor is located in Miami-Dade County

How Far From Mary Ann Davis 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 Mary Ann Davis Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mary Ann Davis Grant and extending to:

  • Miami, which is the Seat of Miami-Dade County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mary Ann Davis Grant to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,178 miles [8,333.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mary Ann Davis Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Miami-Dade County: www.miamidade.gov/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Mary Ann Davis Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mary Ann Davis Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.6740, Longitude: -80.1553       In this case, the coordinates for Mary Ann Davis Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Mary Ann Davis Grant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.477 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.353 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.669 degrees.









 

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