Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunny Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunny 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 Sunny Acres:
- 33.852608, -83.921017
- 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 Sunny 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Sunny Acres is near Walton County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walton County
- eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Sunny Acres ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Sunny Acres.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Sunny Acres.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Dougherty County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Dougherty County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south of the Sunny Acres that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Sunny Acres.
- Paulding County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Paulding County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west of the Sunny Acres that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Sunny Acres.
- Dougherty County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunny Acres that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunny Acres.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Cook County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunny Acres that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Sunny Acres.
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Kenton County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the north of the Sunny Acres that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Sunny Acres.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunny Acres that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sunny Acres.
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Sunny Acres [Prince George's County].
- New Brunswick
- This Sunny Acres lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunny Acres that is located in Gwinnett County.
- North Carolina
- Scotland County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Scotland County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunny Acres that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Sunny Acres.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Lawrence County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunny Acres that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Sunny Acres.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Pickens County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunny Acres that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Sunny Acres.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny 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.
- Cotton Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Cotton Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Falcon Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Falcon Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Graystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Overlook Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Point
- Overlook Point is located in Walton County
- Rose Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Rose Garden is located in Gwinnett County
- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Split Silk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Silk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Summit Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Summit Chase is located in Gwinnett County
- Willow Wind
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wind
- Willow Wind is located in Gwinnett County
- Youth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Youth is located in Walton County
How Far From Sunny 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 Sunny Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunny Acres and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunny Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunny Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunny Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8526, Longitude: -83.9210 In this case, the coordinates for Sunny Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sunny Acres could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sunny 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 311.984 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.381 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.079 degrees. |