Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sarah Bowden Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sarah Bowden Grant and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sarah Bowden 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 Sarah Bowden Grant:
- 30.642181, -81.627599
- 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 Sarah Bowden 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 Duval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Duval County
- Since Sarah Bowden Grant is near Nassau County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sarah Bowden 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.
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Deer Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County
- Gross
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hedges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hero
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Italia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Joels Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joels Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joels Landing
- Joels Landing is located in Duval County
- John Houston Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Houston Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Houston Grant
- John Houston Grant is located in Duval County
- Mariners Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Landing
- Mariners Landing is located in Camden County (GA)
- Quail Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Camden County (GA)
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Scotchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Shadowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland
- Shadowland is located in Camden County (GA)
How Far From Sarah Bowden Grant 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 community such as Sarah Bowden 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 Sarah Bowden Grant and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sarah Bowden Grant to Jacksonville, 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 most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sarah Bowden Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Florida: 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> | 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- Sarah Bowden Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sarah Bowden Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6422, Longitude: -81.6276 In this case, the coordinates for Sarah Bowden Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sarah Bowden 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 310.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.02 degrees. |