Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Acorn Pond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Acorn Pond and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Acorn Pond

• 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 Acorn Pond:
  • 31.810453, -83.855175
  • 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 Acorn Pond

• 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 Worth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
  • Since Acorn Pond is near Crisp County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crisp County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Acorn Pond

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acorn Pond ...

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.

• Bridges
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bridges is located in Crisp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
• Coney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Coney is located in Crisp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney
  • Former name for Coney:
  • Cone
• Cuffietown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
  • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
• Dakota
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dakota is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
• Five Points
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• High Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • High Springs is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
• Hobby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobby is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
  • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
• Marshall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall is located in Crisp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Shinglers ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shinglers is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglers
• Worth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Worth is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth

How Far From Acorn Pond to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Acorn Pond to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Acorn Pond and extending to:

• Sylvester, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Acorn Pond to Sylvester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'