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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 Garland Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garland 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 Garland Acres:
    • 36.036807, -79.125569
    • 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 Garland 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Since Garland Acres is near Durham County and also Alamance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance 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 Garland Acres

Communities Also Named Garland Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Garland Acres.

Within North Carolina, the name Garland Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Garland Acres is located in Washington County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west of the Garland Acres that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Garland Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garland 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.

  • Cornwallis Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cornwallis Hills is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis Hills
  • Falls of New Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Falls of New Hope is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls of New Hope
  • Flying Elephant Ranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Manor Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manor Hill is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
  • Mountain View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain View is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Orange Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Orange Heights is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
  • Piney Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Piney Grove is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Poplar Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rosewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rosewood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Stagecoach Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
    • Stagecoach Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Stagecoach Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Run
    • Sugar Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar Ridge is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
    • Walnut Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Garland Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Garland Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Garland Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Garland 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 Garland 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 Garland Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0368, Longitude: -79.1256       In this case, the coordinates for Garland Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.225 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.529 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.579 degrees.