Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for College 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 College Acres:
  • 33.495973, -81.695109
  • 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 College 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
  • Since College Acres is near Richmond County and also Barnwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnwell 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 College Acres

Communities Also Named College Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named College Acres.

Within South Carolina, the name College Acres is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named College Acres in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • New Hanover County
    • This College Acres is located in New Hanover County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the College Acres that is located in Aiken County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of College Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near College 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.

• Deerwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deerwood is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Dry Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dry Branch is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
• Foxchase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxchase is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
• Hidden Haven
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hidden Haven is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
• Huntcliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Hunters Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hunters Glen is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
• Pinecrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pinecrest is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Quail Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Roseland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Roseland is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Stone Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stone Gap is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Gap
• Wood Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

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

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

• Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from College Acres to Columbia, with an average speed<2> 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 454 miles [730.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'