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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Day 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Day Acres is near Stokes County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Day Acres
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)
- Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chestnut Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Cityview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cityview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
- Creek View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Dennis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Germanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greystone Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- High Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Mallard Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Rural Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skyview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
- Smokerise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Stanleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Timber Trails
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Tower Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate
- Walkertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willowbend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
How Far From Day 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 Day Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Day Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Day Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Day 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.961 degrees. |
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