Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Wallace Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wallace Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wallace Acres

• 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 Wallace Acres:
  • 36.208465, -81.138973
  • 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 Wallace 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Since Wallace Acres is near Alleghany County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alleghany County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander 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 Wallace Acres

Communities Also Named Wallace Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Wallace Acres.

Within North Carolina, the name Wallace Acres is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Marshall County
    • This Wallace Acres is located in Marshall County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wallace Acres that is located in Wilkes County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Wallace Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallace 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.

• Cricket
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cricket is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
• Cricket Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cricket Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Park
• Fairplains
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
• Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
• Hays
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hays is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <2>
• Knottville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Knottville is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottville
• Mulberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Sunset Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Falls is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Falls
• Wildwood Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wildwood Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park

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

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

• Wilkesboro, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Wallace Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 291 miles [468.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'