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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 Merry Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merry 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 Merry Acres:
    • 34.226761, -85.214674
    • 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 Merry 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since Merry Acres is near Polk County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Merry Acres

Communities Also Named Merry Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Merry Acres.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Merry Acres.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Dougherty County
      • This Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Merry Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Merry Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Merry 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.

  • Berryhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berryhill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • Boozeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boozeville is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozeville
  • Chapel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • De Soto is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Fair Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Fieldwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Garden Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garden Lakes is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lakes
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Maplewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Maplewood Square
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
    • Radio Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Radio Springs is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radio Springs
    • Ridgedale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgedale is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Riverside Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Rollingwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rollingwood is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Saddle Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Saddle Mountain is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
    • Silver Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Six Mile
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Six Mile is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
    • Summerville Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
    • Widow Fools Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry

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

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

  • Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Merry Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Merry 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 Merry 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 Merry Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2268, Longitude: -85.2147       In this case, the coordinates for Merry Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.763 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.332 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.50 degrees.