Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dickerson 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 Dickerson Acres:
  • 34.502048, -82.744303
  • 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 Dickerson 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Dickerson Acres is near Hart County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Dickerson Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickerson 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.

• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Clearview is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Cloverdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Evergreen Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
• Green Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Forest is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
• Hidden Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
• Hunters Trail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Indian Trail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
• Lakefront
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakefront is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefront
• Quail Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
• Regency Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Regency Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
• Regency Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
• Stonehaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dickerson Acres and extending to:

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the East.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Dickerson Acres to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 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 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'