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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 Pensacola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pensacola 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 Pensacola:
- 30.422067, -87.214316
- 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 Pensacola
- 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 Pensacola 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 Pensacola
Communities Also Named Pensacola ...
We found two communities that are also named Pensacola.
Within Florida, the name Pensacola is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Yancey County
- This Pensacola is located in Yancey County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pensacola that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Pensacola.
- Oklahoma
- Mayes County
- This Pensacola is located in Mayes County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pensacola that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Pensacola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pensacola ...
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.
- Ferry Pass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Redoubt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Redoubt is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Redoubt
- Gulf Breeze
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- John B Cazenave Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Josepha Pol Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Josepha Pol Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josepha Pol Grant
- Manuel Bonafay Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manuel Bonafay Grant is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Bonafay Grant
- Navy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Navy Point is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Point
- Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sanders Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Pensacola to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Pensacola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pensacola and extending to:
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pensacola 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 821 miles [1,321.3 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 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,414 miles [11,931.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,294 miles [8,519.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pensacola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pensacola 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 Pensacola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4221, Longitude: -87.2143 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.682 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.869 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.062 degrees. |
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