Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Blue Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blue 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 Blue Acres:
  • 34.744605, -79.513661
  • 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 Blue 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 Scotland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
  • Since Blue Acres is near Marlboro County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Blue Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue 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.

• Crossway
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crossway is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossway
• Hasty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hasty is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
• Ida Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ida Mill is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Mill
• Johns
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johns is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
• Lincoln Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Masons Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Masons Crossroads is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Crossroads
• Sandy Bottoms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Bottoms is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottoms
• Sugar Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Sunshine Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunshine Park is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
• Whispering Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
• Woodrun
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodrun is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrun

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Blue Acres and extending to:

• Laurinburg, which is the Seat of Scotland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'