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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 Sunset Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sunset Acres:
    • 34.263149, -85.236064
    • 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 Sunset 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since Sunset Acres is near Polk County and also Chattooga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga 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 Sunset Acres

Communities Also Named Sunset Acres ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Sunset Acres.

Within Georgia, the name Sunset Acres is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Marshall County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Alberta
      • This Sunset Acres lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Butler County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sunset Acres.
      • Washington County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Washington County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the northeast of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Nebraska
      • Colfax County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Colfax County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Sunset Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Sunset Acres.
      • Onslow County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Onslow County and lies 448 miles [721 km] to the east of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Sunset Acres.
      • Wake County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Wake County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east northeast of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Sunset Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Florence County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Sunset Acres.
      • Greenwood County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Greenwood County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Sunset Acres.
      • York County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in York County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Greene County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Sunset Acres.
      • Williamson County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Williamson County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the northwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Texas
      • Webb County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Webb County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Sunset Acres.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Lewis County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunset Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Sunset Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset 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.

  • Berryhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Berryhill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • De Soto is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Fair Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Garden Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Garden Lakes is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lakes
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Merry Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Merry Acres is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
  • Radio Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Radio Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radio Springs
  • Rollingwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rollingwood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Summerville Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
  • Widow Fools Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry

How Far From Sunset 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 Sunset Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Acres and extending to:

  • Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Sunset 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>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 Sunset 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 Sunset Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2631, Longitude: -85.2361       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.778 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.354 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.50 degrees.