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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 Forest Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Forest Acres:
    • 35.009867, -81.039243
    • 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 Forest 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Forest Acres is near Mecklenburg County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Forest Acres

Communities Also Named Forest Acres ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Forest Acres.

There are seven communities within South Carolina that are also named Forest Acres.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Berkeley County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Berkeley County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Forest Acres that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Forest Acres.
    • Oconee County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Oconee County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Acres that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Forest Acres.
    • Orangeburg County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Orangeburg County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the south of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south of the Forest Acres that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Forest Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Jefferson County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 222 miles [357.3 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southwest of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in York 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.

  • Cedarwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarwood is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Ebenezer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Fairlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fairlawn is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Grey Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grey Rock is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
  • Hickory Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hickory Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • India Hook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • India Hook is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
  • Island View Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Island View Landing is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Landing
  • Old Orchid
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Old Orchid is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchid
  • Pecan Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecan Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Riverview is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Shadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Shadowbrook is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
  • Swan Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Swan Meadows is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Thorns Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Thorns Ferry is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorns Ferry
    • Wintercrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wintercrest is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
    • Wood Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wood Forest is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
    • Woodwind
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodwind is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind

How Far From Forest Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Acres to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Forest 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 Forest Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0099, Longitude: -81.0392       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.334 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.651 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.644 degrees.