Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Miguel Hernandez 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 Miguel Hernandez Grant:
  • 30.625748, -87.270807
  • 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 Miguel Hernandez 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 Miguel Hernandez 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 Miguel Hernandez Grant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miguel Hernandez 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.

• Cottage Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Farm Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Farm Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
• Ferry Pass
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
• Floridatown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Floridatown is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridatown
• Harp
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harp is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
• Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
• Manuel Bonafay Grant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Manuel Bonafay Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Bonafay Grant
• Manuel Gonzales Grant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Manuel Gonzales Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Gonzales Grant
• Olive
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Olive is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
• Pine Barren
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
• Riverview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

How Far From Miguel Hernandez 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 Miguel Hernandez 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 Miguel Hernandez Grant and extending to:

• Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Miguel Hernandez Grant to Pensacola, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 178 miles [286.5 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,288 miles [8,510.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'