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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 Greenwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood 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 Greenwood Acres:
- 36.355141, -78.986121
- 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 Greenwood 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 Person County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
- Since Greenwood Acres is near Orange County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Greenwood Acres
Communities Also Named Greenwood Acres ...
We found seven communities that are also named Greenwood Acres.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Greenwood Acres.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Wake County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Wake County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Person County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Greenwood Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Newton County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Person County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Greenwood Acres.
- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Person County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Greenwood Acres.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Person County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Greenwood Acres.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Stark County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Person County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Greenwood Acres.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Hamblen County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the west of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Person County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Greenwood Acres.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,792 miles [2,883.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Person County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Greenwood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood 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.
- Bushy Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
- Chub Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chub Lake is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chub Lake
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hicks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Longs Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longs Store is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Store
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Timberlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Greenwood 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 Greenwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwood Acres and extending to:
- Roxboro, which is the Seat of Person County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 205 miles [329.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3551, Longitude: -78.9861 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.137 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.477 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.419 degrees. |
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