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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 Brentwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentwood 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 Brentwood Acres:
    • 35.657362, -80.442281
    • 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 Brentwood Acres
  • 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 Brentwood Acres ...

We found one communities that share the name Brentwood Acres.

Within North Carolina, the name Brentwood Acres is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Brentwood Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Brentwood Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brentwood Acres that is located in Rowan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Brentwood Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood 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.

  • Cedarcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
    • Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
  • Cross Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Heights
    • Cross Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Eagle Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
    • Eagle Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Faith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
    • Faith is located in Rowan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <3>
  • Grady Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Heights
    • Grady Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Granite Quarry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Lockeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockeland
    • Lockeland is located in Rowan County
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
  • Mirror Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Park
    • Mirror Park is located in Rowan County
  • Orchard Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Orchard Hills is located in Rowan County
  • Salisbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
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    • Steel ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
      • Steel is located in Rowan County
    • Sunrise Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
      • Sunrise Park is located in Rowan County
    • Timbercreek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbercreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
      • Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
    • Trading Ford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
      • Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
    • Union Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Terrace
      • Union Terrace is located in Rowan County

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

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

  • Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brentwood Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brentwood Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brentwood Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brentwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6574, Longitude: -80.4423       In this case, the coordinates for Brentwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Brentwood 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 309.989 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.349 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.217 degrees.









 

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