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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 Acadia Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Acadia Woods 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 Acadia Woods:
- 33.944549, -83.976573
- 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 Acadia Woods
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Acadia Woods is near Walton County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 Acadia Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Acadia Woods ...
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.
- Cotton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cotton Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Cricket Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Deerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Emerald Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Falcon Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Flowers Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flowers Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
- Forest River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
- Graystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Graystone is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
- Hunting Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Marsh Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Murphyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
- Plantation Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rambling Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
- Regency Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- River Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- River Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
- Robin Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Saddlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
- Sandlewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandlewood is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
- Steeplechase
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Summerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sweet Water
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Village Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Village Gate is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gate
- Williams Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Place is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Place
How Far From Acadia Woods 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 Acadia Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Acadia Woods and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Acadia Woods to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Acadia Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Acadia Woods 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 Acadia Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9445, Longitude: -83.9766 In this case, the coordinates for Acadia Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.02 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.436 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.078 degrees. |
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