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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 Country Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Acres 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 Country Acres:
- 34.753701, -86.795278
- 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 Country Acres
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Country Acres is near Madison County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Country Acres
Communities Also Named Country Acres ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Country Acres.
Within Alabama, the name Country Acres is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Douglas County
- This Country Acres is located in Douglas County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Country Acres.
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Country Acres is located in Paulding County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Country Acres.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Country Acres is located in Cecil County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Country Acres.
- Queen Anne's County
- This Country Acres is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east northeast of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Country Acres.
- Minnesota
- McLeod County
- This Country Acres is located in McLeod County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLeod County community of Country Acres.
- New York
- Washington County
- This Country Acres is located in Washington County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Country Acres.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Country Acres is located in Henderson County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the east of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Country Acres.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Country Acres is located in Butler County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Country Acres.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Country Acres is located in Anderson County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the east of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Country Acres.
- South Dakota
- Minnehaha County
- This Country Acres is located in Minnehaha County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the northwest of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Country Acres.
- Texas
- San Patricio County
- This Country Acres is located in San Patricio County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Country Acres that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Country Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Acres ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- French Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- French Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
- French Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- French Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
- Grove Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grove Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Harvest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holland Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holland Place is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Place
- Hoover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Trace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
- Jeff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mayflower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayflower is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rainbow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rainbow is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Rideout Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Rolling Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Summit Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summit Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Place
- Yorkshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Country Acres 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 Country Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Acres and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Country Acres to Athens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Country Acres) 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 Country Acres 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 Country Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7537, Longitude: -86.7953 In this case, the coordinates for Country Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.742 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.534 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.023 degrees. |
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