Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Town and Country Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Town and Country Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Town and Country 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 Town and Country Acres:
- 31.544619, -84.197131
- 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 Town and Country 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:
- eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
- Since Town and Country Acres is near Lee County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Town and Country 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Cedar Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Dougherty County
- Cherokee Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Coachman Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coachman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman Park
- Coachman Park is located in Dougherty County
- Dixieland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Dougherty County
- Four Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Dougherty County
- Garden Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
- Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County
- Gordon Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Hinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Indian Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Dougherty County
- Lincoln Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Lockett Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockett Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett Crossing
- Lockett Crossing is located in Dougherty County
- Merry Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
- Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
- North Slappy Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Slappy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
- North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Radium Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
- Radium Springs is located in Dougherty County
- Ragsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - River Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- River Road is located in Dougherty County
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Sunnyland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Valley Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
- Wildcross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Winterwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood
- Winterwood is located in Dougherty County
- Hillside
How Far From Town and Country Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Town and Country Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Town and Country Acres and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Town and Country Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 648 miles [1,042.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Town and Country Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dougherty County: www.dougherty.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> | 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- Town and Country Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Town and Country Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5446, Longitude: -84.1971 In this case, the coordinates for Town and Country Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Town and Country Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.031 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.112 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.723 degrees. |