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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 Cedar Grove Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Grove Acres 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 Cedar Grove Acres:
- 33.657053, -84.316590
- 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 Cedar Grove 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Cedar Grove Acres is near Clayton County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Cedar Grove Acres
Communities Also Named Cedar Grove Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Cedar Grove Acres.
Within Georgia, the name Cedar Grove Acres is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Cedar Grove Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Cedar Grove Acres is located in Chesapeake City and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Grove Acres that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Cedar Grove Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Grove 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 Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Constitution
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Elizabeth Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Ellenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Gilbert Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Haven Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haven Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincolndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Manor Ridge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Ridge Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge Park
- Millrun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millrun is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
- Mountain View Plaza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
- Orchard Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knob is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Paradise Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- River Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- River Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Rock Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Skyline Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Wishing Well Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Cedar Grove Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cedar Grove Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Grove Acres and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Grove Acres to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 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- Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6571, Longitude: -84.3166 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Grove Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.208 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.281 degrees. |
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