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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 Green Acre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Acre 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 Green Acre:
    • 34.338425, -85.148839
    • 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 Green Acre
  • 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since Green Acre is near Gordon County and also Chattooga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga 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 Green Acre

Communities Also Named Green Acre ...

We found one communities that are also named Green Acre.

Within Georgia, the name Green Acre is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Green Acre in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Green Acre is located in York County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Acre that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Green Acre.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Acre ...

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.

  • Central Grove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Central Grove is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • De Soto is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Fieldwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
  • Garden Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Lakes is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lakes
  • Hermitage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hermitage is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maplewood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Margie ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Margie is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
  • Pope Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pope Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Ferry
  • Riverside Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Riverside Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Sand Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sand Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
  • Summerville Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
  • Waters Store ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Waters Store is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Store

How Far From Green Acre 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 Green Acre to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Acre and extending to:

  • Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Green Acre to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Green Acre) 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 Green Acre 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 Green Acre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3384, Longitude: -85.1488       In this case, the coordinates for Green Acre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.729 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.308 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.447 degrees.