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34.807594, -83.053485
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We found seventeen communities that share the name Forest Acres.
There are seven communities within South Carolina that are also named Forest Acres.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In South Carolina ...
Berkeley County
This Forest Acres is located in Berkeley County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Forest Acres.
Charleston County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Forest Acres [Charleston County].
Darlington County
This Forest Acres is located in Darlington County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Forest Acres.
Orangeburg County
This Forest Acres is located in Orangeburg County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Forest Acres.
Pickens County
This Forest Acres is located in Pickens County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Forest Acres.
Richland County
This Forest Acres is located in Richland County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Forest Acres.
York County
This Forest Acres is located in York County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Forest Acres.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
This Forest Acres is located in Jefferson County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Forest Acres.
Georgia
Cobb County
This Forest Acres is located in Cobb County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Forest Acres.
Douglas County
This Forest Acres is located in Douglas County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the southwest of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Forest Acres.
Richmond County
This Forest Acres is located in Richmond County and lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south southeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Forest Acres.
New Jersey
Ocean County
This Forest Acres is located in Ocean County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Forest Acres.
North Carolina
Durham County
This Forest Acres is located in Durham County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Forest Acres.
Edgecombe County
This Forest Acres is located in Edgecombe County and lies 320 miles [515 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Forest Acres.
Tennessee
Montgomery County
This Forest Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Acres.
Texas
Harris County
This Forest Acres is located in Harris County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Forest Acres.
Virginia
Prince George County
This Forest Acres is located in Prince George County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Forest Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest 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.
Bounty Land (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounty Land have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Forest Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Acres and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Acres to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Forest Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8076, Longitude: -83.0535 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Forest Acres could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Forest Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.504 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.965 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.492 degrees.