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

When in Pensacola Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pensacola Beach 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 Pensacola Beach:
    • 30.335371, -87.143546
    • 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 Pensacola Beach
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pensacola Beach ...

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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Redoubt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Redoubt
    • Fort Redoubt is located in Escambia County
  • Gulf Breeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • John B Cazenave Grant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John B Cazenave Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John B Cazenave Grant
    • John B Cazenave Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Navy Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Point
    • Navy Point is located in Escambia County
  • Oriole Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriole Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole Beach
    • Oriole Beach is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Sanders Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiger Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiger Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Point
    • Tiger Point is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Woodlawn Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Beach
    • Woodlawn Beach is located in Santa Rosa County

How Far From Pensacola Beach 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 Pensacola Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pensacola Beach and extending to:

  • Pensacola, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pensacola Beach to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>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 823 miles [1,324.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,295 miles [8,521.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pensacola Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pensacola Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pensacola Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3354, Longitude: -87.1435    
<4>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.
<5>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 Pensacola Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.633 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.80 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.051 degrees.




 

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