Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in William Garvin Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to William Garvin Grant and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for William Garvin 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 William Garvin Grant:
- 29.789687, -82.512336
- 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 William Garvin 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:
- eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Since William Garvin Grant is near Union County and also Bradford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Bradford 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
Communities Also Named William Garvin Grant ...
We found one communities that share the name William Garvin Grant.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named William Garvin Grant.
Beyond Florida.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Brevard County
- This William Garvin Grant is located in Brevard County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the William Garvin Grant that is located in Alachua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of William Garvin Grant.
- Brevard County
Curious and Interesting Names Near William Garvin 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.
- Bland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Cadillac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Alachua County
- Hasan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - High Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
- High Springs is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <3>
- J S Sanchez and Others Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for J S Sanchez and Others Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J S Sanchez and Others Grant
- J S Sanchez and Others Grant is located in Alachua County
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Alachua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <3>
How Far From William Garvin 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 William Garvin Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in William Garvin Grant and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Alachua County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from William Garvin Grant to Gainesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for William Garvin Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- William Garvin Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in William Garvin Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7897, Longitude: -82.5123 In this case, the coordinates for William Garvin Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 William Garvin Grant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.661 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.517 degrees. |