Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in McKenny Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKenny Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McKenny Acres

• 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 McKenny Acres:
  • 33.784829, -84.697991
  • 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 McKenny 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since McKenny Acres is near Cobb County and also Paulding 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 Paulding 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 McKenny Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near McKenny 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.

• Chestnut Log
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
• County Line Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
• County Line Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • County Line Place is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
• Dorris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorris is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
• English Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • English Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
• Heritage Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
• Hickory Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
• Hickory Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
• High Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • High Point is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Kellogg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Lincoln Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Meadowview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Merlin Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
  • Park Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Park Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Pine Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Oaks is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Oaks
  • Pleasant Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Rocky Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Skyview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Skyview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Springbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Springbrook is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Stoneybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Sunset Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
  • Timber Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
  • Trail Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
  • Young Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Young Park is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McKenny Acres and extending to:

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from McKenny Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'