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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 Highland Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland 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 Highland Acres:
    • 35.507652, -79.217521
    • 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 Highland 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

Communities Also Named Highland Acres ...

We found ten communities that share the name Highland Acres.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Highland Acres.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Cumberland County
      • This Highland Acres is located in Cumberland County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Highland Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Highland Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Highland Acres is located in Kent County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highland Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Highland Acres.
      • Sussex County
      • This Highland Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the northeast of the Highland Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Highland Acres.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Highland Acres [Jefferson Parish].
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Highland Acres is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Highland Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Highland Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Highland Acres is located in Howard County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Highland Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Highland Acres.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Highland Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Highland Acres is located in Anderson County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Highland Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Highland Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Highland Acres is located in Blount County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west of the Highland Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Highland Acres.
      • Sumner County
      • This Highland Acres is located in Sumner County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the west of the Highland Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Highland Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland 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.

  • Colon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
    • Colon is located in Lee County
  • Cool Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
    • Cool Springs is located in Lee County
  • Farmville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <4>
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Holly Hills is located in Lee County
  • Owls Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owls Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Owls Nest is located in Lee County
  • Planters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
    • Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
  • Royal Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
  • Stoneybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Stoneybrook is located in Lee County
  • Tramway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Tramway is located in Lee County
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Lee County

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

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

  • Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Highland Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,714 miles [7,586.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecountync.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5077, Longitude: -79.2175       In this case, the coordinates for Highland Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Highland Acres could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Highland Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.287 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.522 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.786 degrees.




 

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