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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 Day Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Day 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 Day Acres:
    • 36.181526, -80.206159
    • 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 Day 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Day 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.

  • Chalk Level ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
    • Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
  • Chestnut Trails
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
    • Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
  • Cityview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
    • Cityview is located in Forsyth County
  • Creek View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
    • Creek View is located in Forsyth County
  • Dennis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Dennis is located in Forsyth County
  • Germanton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanton
    • Germanton is located in Stokes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germanton <2>
  • Greystone Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
    • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • High Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
    • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
  • Mallard Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
    • Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
  • Rural Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Skyview Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
    • Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
  • Smokerise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokerise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
    • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
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    • Stanleyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
      • Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
    • Timber Trails
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
      • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
    • Tower Gate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate
      • Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
    • Walkertown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Willowbend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
      • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Day Acres and extending to:

  • Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Day 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Day Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Day Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1815, Longitude: -80.2062       In this case, the coordinates for Day Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Day 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 309.847 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.263 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.961 degrees.




 

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