Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shady Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shady 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 Shady Acres:
- 31.758529, -82.365129
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Shady 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 Appling County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Appling County
- Since Shady Acres is near Jeff Davis County and also Toombs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis County
- eBird sighting report for Toombs 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Shady Acres ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Shady Acres.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Shady Acres.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Glynn County
- This Shady Acres is located in Glynn County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Shady Acres.
- Glynn County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Elmore County
- This Shady Acres is located in Elmore County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Shady Acres.
- Marshall County
- This Shady Acres is located in Marshall County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the northwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Shady Acres.
- Saint Clair County
- This Shady Acres is located in Saint Clair County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the west northwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Shady Acres.
- Illinois
- Morgan County
- This Shady Acres is located in Morgan County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Shady Acres.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Shady Acres is located in Charles County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Shady Acres.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Shady Acres is located in Lee County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Shady Acres.
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County
- This Shady Acres is located in Northumberland County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Shady Acres.
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This Shady Acres is located in Lexington County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Shady Acres.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Shady Acres is located in Coffee County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Shady Acres.
- Hamilton County
- This Shady Acres is located in Hamilton County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the north northwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Shady Acres.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Shady Acres is located in Harris County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Shady Acres.
- Jim Wells County
- This Shady Acres is located in Jim Wells County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km] to the west of the Shady Acres that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Shady Acres.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady 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.
- Bassville
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - English Eddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
- English Eddy is located in Toombs County
- Falling Rocks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rocks
- Falling Rocks is located in Appling County
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Grays Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Toombs County
- Manns Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
- Manns Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Piney Bluff Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bluff Ferry
- Piney Bluff Ferry is located in Appling County
- Spring Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Spring Branch is located in Appling County
- Town Bluff Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff Ferry
- Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Shady 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 Shady Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Acres and extending to:
- Baxley, which is the Seat of Appling County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Shady Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 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 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shady Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Appling County: www.baxley.org/site/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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- Shady Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7585, Longitude: -82.3651 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Shady Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.009 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.963 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.009 degrees. |