Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smokey Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smokey Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smokey 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 Smokey Acres:
- 33.358450, -84.824658
- 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 Smokey 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Since Smokey Acres is near Carroll County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smokey 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 Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Trace
- Cedar Trace is located in Coweta County
- Grantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Coweta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantville <2>
- Handy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Longstreet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Longstreet is located in Coweta County
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Vineyard Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Crossroads
- Vineyard Crossroads is located in Coweta County
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Whispering Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Coweta County
- Woodsmoke
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From Smokey 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 Smokey Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Smokey Acres and extending to:
- Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Smokey Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smokey Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coweta County: www.coweta.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smokey Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smokey Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3584, Longitude: -84.8247 In this case, the coordinates for Smokey Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Smokey Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.898 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.55 degrees. |