Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Avert Acres:
  • 31.563231, -84.073517
  • 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 Avert 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
  • Since Avert Acres is near Worth County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Avert Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avert 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.

• Coachman Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Coachman Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman Park
• Colonial Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Eleanor Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Four Points is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Garden Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
• Grove Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Pecan City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
• Pecan Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pecan Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
  • Radium Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Radium Gardens is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Gardens
  • Radium Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Radium Springs is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rolling Groves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolling Groves is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Groves
  • Sandalwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood

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

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

• Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Avert Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'