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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 County Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to County Acres and the surrounding area.
- 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 County Acres:
- 35.266274, -77.640805
- 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 County 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- Since County Acres is near Greene County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 County Acres
Communities Also Named County Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named County Acres.
Within North Carolina, the name County Acres is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Sedgwick County
- This County Acres is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the County Acres that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of County Acres.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This County Acres is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west of the County Acres that is located in Lenoir County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of County Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near County 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.
- Booker T Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
- Branchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Club Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Clubview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clubview is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubview
- Falling Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- George Washington Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Howard Hights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
- Hullwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hullwood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullwood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mary Beth Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Beth Park is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Beth Park
- Meadow Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Parrott Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott Fork is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Fork
- Random Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Random Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Trinity Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
How Far From County 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 County Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in County Acres and extending to:
- Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from County Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,652 miles [7,486.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- County Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 County 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 County Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2663, Longitude: -77.6408 In this case, the coordinates for County Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.40 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.472 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.263 degrees. |
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