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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 Thomas Forbes Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas Forbes Grant 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 Thomas Forbes Grant:
- 29.695801, -81.745087
- 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 Thomas Forbes 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Thomas Forbes Grant is near Saint Johns County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Johns County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Thomas Forbes Grant
Communities Also Named Thomas Forbes Grant ...
We found two communities that are also named Thomas Forbes Grant.
There are two communities within Florida that are also named Thomas Forbes Grant.
Beyond Florida.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Lake County
- This Thomas Forbes Grant is located in Lake County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south of the Thomas Forbes Grant that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Thomas Forbes Grant.
- Volusia County
- This Thomas Forbes Grant is located in Volusia County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Thomas Forbes Grant that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Thomas Forbes Grant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Forbes 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.
- Buffalo Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
- Cypress Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cypress Point is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Florahome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Francis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Francis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- J Summeral Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- J Summeral Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Summeral Grant
- John Faulk Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- John Faulk Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Faulk Grant
- John Middleton Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- John Middleton Grant is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Middleton Grant
- Mannville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mannville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
- Pecan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pecan is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Rice Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rice Creek is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
How Far From Thomas Forbes 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 Thomas Forbes Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thomas Forbes Grant and extending to:
- Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Thomas Forbes Grant to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thomas Forbes Grant) 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 Thomas Forbes Grant 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 Thomas Forbes Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6958, Longitude: -81.7451 In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Forbes Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.566 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.163 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.281 degrees. |
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