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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 Greenwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood 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 Greenwood Acres:
    • 33.662613, -83.857405
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Greenwood Acres
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Greenwood Acres ...

We found seven communities that share the name Greenwood Acres.

Within Georgia, the name Greenwood Acres is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Lafourche Parish
      • This Greenwood Acres is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Greenwood Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Greenwood Acres is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Greenwood Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Person County
      • This Greenwood Acres is located in Person County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Greenwood Acres.
      • Wake County
      • This Greenwood Acres is located in Wake County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east northeast of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Greenwood Acres.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Greenwood Acres is located in Stark County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Greenwood Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Greenwood Acres is located in Hamblen County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Greenwood Acres.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Greenwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Greenwood Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood 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.

  • Airport Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Grove
    • Airport Grove is located in Newton County
  • Cedar Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County
  • Dialtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dialtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialtown
    • Dialtown is located in Newton County
  • Flint Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Newton County
  • Marble Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
    • Marble Valley is located in Newton County
  • Meadow View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
    • Meadow View is located in Newton County
  • Murphy Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
    • Murphy Hills is located in Newton County
  • Settlers Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
    • Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Newton County
  • Twin Haynes Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Haynes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Haynes Creek
    • Twin Haynes Creek is located in Newton County

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Newton County: www.co.newton.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Greenwood Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6626, Longitude: -83.8574       In this case, the coordinates for Greenwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Greenwood Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.939 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.303 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.101 degrees.




 

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