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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 Wooded Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooded Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wooded Acres:
    • 31.334059, -85.842438
    • 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 Wooded 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
    • Since Wooded Acres is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 Wooded Acres

Communities Also Named Wooded Acres ...

We found six communities that are also named Wooded Acres.

Within Alabama, the name Wooded Acres is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Wooded Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wooded Acres that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Wooded Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Wooded Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wooded Acres that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Wooded Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Wooded Acres is located in Knox County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wooded Acres that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Wooded Acres.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Wooded Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wooded Acres that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wooded Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Wooded Acres is located in Prince William County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wooded Acres that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Wooded Acres.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Wooded Acres is located in Roanoke County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the northeast of the Wooded Acres that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Wooded Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wooded 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.

  • Enterprise
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Foxhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Foxhill is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhill
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Griffin Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffin Heights is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
  • Heritage Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Heights is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Honeysuckle Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Honeysuckle Hills is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hills
  • Indian Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Indian Lakes is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Indian Springs is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Indigo
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Indigo is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo
  • Olivers Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Olivers Lake is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Lake
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Regency Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Regency Heights is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Heights
    • Shell Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Shell Heights is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Heights
    • Singing Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Singing Brook is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Brook
    • Valley Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Valley Hills is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Willow Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Willow Bend is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Wooded 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 Wooded Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wooded Acres and extending to:

  • Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wooded Acres to Elba, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,614 miles [10,644.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wooded 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 Wooded 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 Wooded Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3341, Longitude: -85.8424       In this case, the coordinates for Wooded Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.961 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.159 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.377 degrees.