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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 Marilyn Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marilyn 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 Marilyn Acres:
- 33.462337, -84.485205
- 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 Marilyn 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 Marilyn 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 Marilyn Acres
Communities Also Named Marilyn Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Marilyn Acres.
Within Georgia, the name Marilyn Acres is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Marilyn Acres is located in Anderson County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marilyn Acres that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Marilyn Acres.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Marilyn Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,595 miles [2,566.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marilyn Acres that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Marilyn Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marilyn 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Deep Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
- Gamma
(4 miles [6.4 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 north)
- Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
- Graves Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graves Way is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
- Harp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Heritage Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Hickory Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Hopeful
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopeful is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingswood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Ledgewood
(Less than 2 miles 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 northwest)
- Lees Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rest ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Sandy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
How Far From Marilyn 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 Marilyn Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marilyn Acres and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Marilyn 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 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 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 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 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- Marilyn 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 Marilyn 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 Marilyn Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4623, Longitude: -84.4852 In this case, the coordinates for Marilyn Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.298 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.688 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.393 degrees. |
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