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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 Kimberly Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kimberly 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 Kimberly Acres:
    • 36.152081, -80.087543
    • 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 Kimberly 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 Kimberly Acres is near Guilford County and also Stokes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes 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 Kimberly Acres

Communities Also Named Kimberly Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Kimberly Acres.

Within North Carolina, the name Kimberly Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Kimberly Acres is located in Chesterfield County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kimberly Acres that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Kimberly Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kimberly 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.

  • Benefit ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
  • Bonanza Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
  • Fox Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fox Run is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Greystone Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
  • High Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
  • Quail Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Smokerise
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
  • Sun Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
  • Timber Trails
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
  • Walkertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willowbend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

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

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

  • Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kimberly Acres to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 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 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kimberly 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 Kimberly 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 Kimberly Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1521, Longitude: -80.0875       In this case, the coordinates for Kimberly Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.779 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.18 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.923 degrees.