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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 Yadkins Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yadkins 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 Yadkins Acres:
- 35.084052, -78.956694
- 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 Yadkins 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Yadkins Acres is near Hoke County and also Harnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harnett 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 Yadkins Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yadkins 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.
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beaver Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Bonnie Doone
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Casablanca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Casablanca is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Foxfire
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxfire is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Glenhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenhaven is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
- Haymount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haymount is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymount
- Hermitage
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hillendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillendale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Lake Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shores is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
- Lakecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakecrest is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Scotty Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scotty Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotty Hills
- Summer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summer is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer
- Summertime
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summertime is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertime
- University Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- University Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
- Vanstory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vanstory Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanstory Hills
- Waters Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Edge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
How Far From Yadkins 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 Yadkins Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yadkins Acres and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Yadkins Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 283 miles [455.4 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 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,144 miles [9,887.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Yadkins Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Yadkins 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 Yadkins Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0841, Longitude: -78.9567 In this case, the coordinates for Yadkins Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.144 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.297 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.821 degrees. |
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