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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 Sherwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherwood 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 Sherwood Acres:
- 31.609895, -84.201020
- 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 Sherwood 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
- Since Sherwood Acres is near Lee County and also Terrell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell 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 Sherwood Acres
Communities Also Named Sherwood Acres ...
We found four communities that are also named Sherwood Acres.
Within Georgia, the name Sherwood Acres is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Dougherty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Sherwood Acres.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Pitt County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Dougherty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Sherwood Acres.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Lancaster County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Dougherty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Sherwood Acres.
- Spartanburg County
- This Sherwood Acres is located in Spartanburg County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the north northeast of the Sherwood Acres that is located in Dougherty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Sherwood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood 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.
- Audubon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Audubon is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Groveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hinds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Merry Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
- North Slappy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
- Valley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Whispering Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wildcross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildcross is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcross
How Far From Sherwood 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 Sherwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherwood Acres and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Sherwood Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherwood 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 Sherwood 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 Sherwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6099, Longitude: -84.2010 In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.037 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.128 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.71 degrees. |
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