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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 Thomas Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas 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 Thomas Acres:
    • 31.535454, -83.989626
    • 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 Thomas 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 Worth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
    • Since Thomas Acres is near Dougherty County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Thomas Acres

Communities Also Named Thomas Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Thomas Acres.

Within Georgia, the name Thomas Acres is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Thomas Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Thomas Acres is located in Jefferson County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the northwest of the Thomas Acres that is located in Worth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Thomas Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas 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.

  • Eleanor Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gordy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordy is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordy
  • Grove Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Indian Cove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Indian Cove is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
  • Mossy Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mossy Oaks is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
  • Pecan City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
  • Pecan Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
  • Pecan Terrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
  • Red Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Rock is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Sandalwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood

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

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

  • Sylvester, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Thomas Acres to Sylvester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thomas 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 Thomas 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 Thomas Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5355, Longitude: -83.9896       In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.912 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.974 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.649 degrees.