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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 Country Club Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Club 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 Country Club Acres:
    • 36.090691, -79.507245
    • 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 Country Club 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 Alamance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
    • Since Country Club Acres is near Guilford County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Country Club Acres

Communities Also Named Country Club Acres ...

We found six communities that are also named Country Club Acres.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Country Club Acres.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Onslow County
      • This Country Club Acres is located in Onslow County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Country Club Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Country Club Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Country Club Acres is located in Lauderdale County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west of the Country Club Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Country Club Acres.
      • Limestone County
      • This Country Club Acres is located in Limestone County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km] to the west of the Country Club Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Country Club Acres.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Country Club Acres is located in Hamilton County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Country Club Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Country Club Acres.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Country Club Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Club Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Country Club Acres.
    • Virginia
      • York County
      • This Country Club Acres is located in York County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Club Acres that is located in Alamance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Country Club Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Club 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.

  • Birchwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Birchwood is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Cedar Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Crest is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Graham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Grove Park is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Hunting Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Mark View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mark View is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
  • Pickwood Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickwood Hills is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood Hills
  • Quail Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Random Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Random Hills is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
  • Rockwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockwood is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

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

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

  • Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Country Club Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Country Club Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Country Club 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 Country Club Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0907, Longitude: -79.5072       In this case, the coordinates for Country Club Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.443 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.788 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.712 degrees.