Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Thomas Napier 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 Thomas Napier Grant:
  • 29.621912, -82.352604
  • 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 Napier 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 Alachua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
  • Since Thomas Napier Grant is near Marion County and also Levy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Levy 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 Napier Grant

Communities Also Named Thomas Napier Grant ...

We found one communities that are also named Thomas Napier Grant.

There is one other community in Florida that is also named Thomas Napier Grant.

Beyond Florida.

• Communities Located In Florida ...
  • Volusia County
    • This Thomas Napier Grant is located in Volusia County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Thomas Napier Grant that is located in Alachua County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Thomas Napier Grant.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Napier 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.

• Clinch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinch is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
• Green Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Green Grove is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
• John H McIntosh Grant
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • John H McIntosh Grant is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
• Paradise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Paradise is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
• Riceland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riceland is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
• Robinson Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Robinson Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Heights
• Robinswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Robinswood is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
• Rocky Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Ruthland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ruthland is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthland
• Suburban Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Suburban Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights

How Far From Thomas Napier 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 Napier 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 Napier Grant and extending to:

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Thomas Napier Grant to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'