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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 College Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College 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 College Acres:
    • 34.239892, -77.867763
    • 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 College 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 College Acres ...

We found one communities that share the name College Acres.

Within North Carolina, the name College Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This College Acres is located in Aiken County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the College Acres that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of College Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near College 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.

  • Council Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Heights
    • Council Heights is located in New Hanover County
  • Fairlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Fairlawn is located in New Hanover County
  • Falcon Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Point
    • Falcon Point is located in New Hanover County
  • Hightsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
    • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
  • Kings Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
  • Lincoln Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Forest
    • Lincoln Forest is located in New Hanover County
  • Lions Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lions Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
    • Lions Gate is located in New Hanover County
  • Love Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Grove
    • Love Grove is located in New Hanover County
  • Piney Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
    • Piney Woods is located in New Hanover County
  • Princess Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princess Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Place
    • Princess Place is located in New Hanover County
  • Queens Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Point
    • Queens Point is located in New Hanover County
  • Shell Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
    • Shell Island is located in New Hanover County
  • Stoneybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Stoneybrook is located in New Hanover County
  • Winter Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
    • Winter Park is located in New Hanover County

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

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

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Hanover County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from College Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,705 miles [7,572 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for New Hanover County: www.nhcgov.com/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in College Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2399, Longitude: -77.8678       In this case, the coordinates for College 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 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 College 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 308.548 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.49 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.685 degrees.




 

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