Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Peter Miranda 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 Peter Miranda Grant:
  • 28.834158, -81.425069
  • 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 Peter Miranda 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Peter Miranda Grant is near Seminole County and also Volusia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Volusia 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 Peter Miranda Grant

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peter Miranda 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.

• Bookertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bookertown is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookertown
• Crystal Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Heights
• Crystal Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Point is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Point
• Dreamworld
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dreamworld is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamworld
• Ethel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ethel is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
• Lake Mary
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Mary is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mary <1>
• Lake View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lincoln Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Lock Arbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lock Arbor is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Arbor
• Oak Tree Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Tree Park is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Park

How Far From Peter Miranda 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 Peter Miranda Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Peter Miranda Grant and extending to:

• Tavares, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Peter Miranda Grant to Tavares, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'