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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 Homestead Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homestead 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 Homestead Acres:
    • 34.082877, -84.680491
    • 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 Homestead 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
    • Since Homestead Acres is near Cobb County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Homestead Acres

Communities Also Named Homestead Acres ...

We found four communities that are also named Homestead Acres.

Within Georgia, the name Homestead Acres is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Homestead Acres is located in Davidson County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Homestead Acres that is located in Bartow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Homestead Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Homestead Acres is located in Greenville County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Homestead Acres that is located in Bartow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Homestead Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Homestead Acres is located in Blount County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Homestead Acres that is located in Bartow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Homestead Acres.
      • Bradley County
      • This Homestead Acres is located in Bradley County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north of the Homestead Acres that is located in Bartow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Homestead Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homestead 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.

  • Emerald Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Emerald Willows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Emerald Willows is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Willows
  • Falcon Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Falcon Shores is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
  • Hills-A-Rolling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
  • Hunters Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunters Cove is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
  • Indian Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Iron Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Iron Hill is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Island Mills Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Island Mills Ferry is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mills Ferry
  • Lakeview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mars Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Mars Hill Downs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mars Hill Downs is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Downs
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Plantation Walk
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
    • Summer Trace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace
    • Twin Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Pines is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines

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

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

  • Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Homestead Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 538 miles [865.8 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 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homestead 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 Homestead 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 Homestead Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0829, Longitude: -84.6805       In this case, the coordinates for Homestead Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.44 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.939 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.322 degrees.