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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 Idlewood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idlewood 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 Idlewood Acres:
- 33.826771, -84.224643
- 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 Idlewood 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 Idlewood Acres is near Gwinnett County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Idlewood Acres
Communities Also Named Idlewood Acres ...
We found four communities that are also named Idlewood Acres.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Idlewood Acres.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Houston County
- This Idlewood Acres is located in Houston County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Idlewood Acres that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Idlewood Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Idlewood Acres is located in Charles County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Idlewood Acres that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Idlewood Acres.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Idlewood Acres is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Idlewood Acres that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Idlewood Acres.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Idlewood Acres is located in Knox County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north of the Idlewood Acres that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Idlewood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Idlewood 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.
- Four Winds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Hunters Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunters Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Kings Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Mountain Brooke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Patriots Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
- Pebble Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Silver Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Smoke Rise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoketree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
- Stone Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
- Stone Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tucker
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Idlewood 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 Idlewood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Idlewood Acres and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Idlewood Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Idlewood 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 Idlewood 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 Idlewood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8268, Longitude: -84.2246 In this case, the coordinates for Idlewood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.582 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.204 degrees. |
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