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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 Pleasant Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant 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 Pleasant Acres:
- 33.646498, -84.341036
- 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 Pleasant 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Pleasant Acres is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Pleasant Acres
Communities Also Named Pleasant Acres ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Pleasant Acres.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Pleasant Acres.
Beyond Georgia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Cobb County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Cobb County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Pleasant Acres.
- Gwinnett County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Gwinnett County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Pleasant Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Jefferson County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Pleasant Acres.
- Madison County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Madison County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the northwest of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Pleasant Acres.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Fairfield County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Pleasant Acres.
- Indiana
- Hancock County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Hancock County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the north of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Pleasant Acres.
- Marion County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Marion County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the north northwest of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pleasant Acres.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pleasant Acres.
- Wicomico County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km] to the northeast of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Pleasant Acres.
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Pleasant Acres.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Cumberland County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Pleasant Acres.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Pleasant Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Pleasant Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant 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.
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Constitution
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Elizabeth Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Lake City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manor Ridge Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manor Ridge Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge Park
- Millrun
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Millrun is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Orchard Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Knob is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Rock Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Sweetbriar
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Pleasant 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 Pleasant Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Acres and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Acres to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6465, Longitude: -84.3410 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.222 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.626 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.293 degrees. |
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