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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 Pecan Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pecan 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 Pecan Acres:
    • 35.830984, -78.578058
    • 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 Pecan 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 Pecan Acres ...

We found four communities that share the name Pecan Acres.

Within North Carolina, the name Pecan Acres is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Pecan Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pecan Acres that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Pecan Acres.
    • Mississippi
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Pecan Acres is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pecan Acres that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Pecan Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Pecan Acres is located in Sumter County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pecan Acres that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Pecan Acres.
    • Texas
      • Tarrant County
      • This Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the west of the Pecan Acres that is located in Wake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Pecan Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecan 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.

  • Cedar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Cedar Hill is located in Wake County
  • Fox Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
    • Fox Run is located in Wake County
  • Hearthstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
    • Hearthstone is located in Wake County
  • Heatherbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
    • Heatherbrook is located in Wake County
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Wake County
  • Hickory Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hollow
    • Hickory Hollow is located in Wake County
  • Quail Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Hollow is located in Wake County
  • Quail Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
    • Quail Meadow is located in Wake County
  • Quail Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Ridge is located in Wake County
  • Rollingwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Rollingwood is located in Wake County
  • Skycrest Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skycrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
    • Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
  • Summit Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
    • Summit Ridge is located in Wake County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Timberlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Wake County
    • Waco Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco Heights
      • Waco Heights is located in Wake County
    • Willow Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Wake County
    • Winter Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
      • Winter Park is located in Wake County
    • Woods Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Creek
      • Woods Creek is located in Wake County

How Far From Pecan Acres to ...

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

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

  • Raleigh, which is the Seat of Wake County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Pecan Acres to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.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 'straight-line' (or 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- Pecan Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pecan Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8310, Longitude: -78.5781       In this case, the coordinates for Pecan Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Pecan Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.916 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.146 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.433 degrees.




 

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