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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 Hickory Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hickory 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 Hickory Acres:
- 33.484281, -84.471316
- 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 Hickory 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Hickory Acres is near Clayton County and also Fulton 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 Fulton 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 Hickory Acres
Communities Also Named Hickory Acres ...
We found three communities that are also named Hickory Acres.
Within Georgia, the name Hickory Acres is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hickory Acres that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Hickory Acres.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Hickory Acres is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hickory Acres that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Hickory Acres.
- Pasquotank County
- This Hickory Acres is located in Pasquotank County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east northeast of the Hickory Acres that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Hickory Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hickory 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.
- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Deep Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
- Dix - Leeson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Gamma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gamma is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Ginger Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
- Graves Way
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Graves Way is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
- Heritage Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Hopeful
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeful is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Kingswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingswood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ledgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ledgewood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Lees Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lees Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
How Far From Hickory Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hickory Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hickory Acres and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Hickory Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 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 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Acres) 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 Hickory 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 Hickory Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4843, Longitude: -84.4713 In this case, the coordinates for Hickory Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.291 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.683 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.383 degrees. |
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