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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 Anderson Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anderson 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 Anderson Acres:
    • 33.539005, -83.849349
    • 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 Anderson 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Anderson Acres is near Henry County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Anderson Acres

Communities Also Named Anderson Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Anderson Acres.

Within Georgia, the name Anderson Acres is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Anderson Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Anderson Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anderson 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.

  • Cedar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Dixie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Dixie Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
  • Elk Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
  • Forest Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Mill is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
  • Fox Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Hidden Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
  • Hidden Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • High Point is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hollow Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
  • Hollow Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollow Oaks is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Oaks
  • Jamestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jamestown is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Knights Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Knights Landing is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
    • Newton Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Newton Chase is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Chase
    • Oak Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Porterdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • River North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • River North is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
    • Riverbend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverbend is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Rocky Plains
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Plains is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Plains
    • Rogers Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
    • Settlers Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
    • Twin Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Anderson Acres and extending to:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Anderson Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Anderson Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Anderson Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Anderson 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 Anderson Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5390, Longitude: -83.8493       In this case, the coordinates for Anderson Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.93 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.275 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.128 degrees.