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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 Hideaway Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hideaway 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 Hideaway Acres:
- 38.820913, -82.318207
- 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 Hideaway 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
- Since Hideaway Acres is near Mason County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Hideaway Acres
Communities Also Named Hideaway Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Hideaway Acres.
Within Ohio, the name Hideaway Acres is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the east of the Hideaway Acres that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hideaway Acres.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Hideaway Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hideaway Acres that is located in Gallia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Hideaway Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hideaway 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.
- Boggs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boggs is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Evans Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evans Heights is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Heights
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Gage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gage is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Hedgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hedgewood is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
- Lawnview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawnview is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnview
- Meadow Look
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Look is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Look
- Orchard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hill is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Patriot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Willow Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Woods is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Hideaway 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 Hideaway Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hideaway Acres and extending to:
- Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hideaway Acres to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hideaway 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 Hideaway 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 Hideaway Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8209, Longitude: -82.3182 In this case, the coordinates for Hideaway Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.072 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.051 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.012 degrees. |
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