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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 King Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to King 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 King Acres:
- 34.936783, -82.264558
- 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 King 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since King Acres is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 King Acres
Communities Also Named King Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named King Acres.
Within South Carolina, the name King Acres is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named King Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This King Acres is located in Will County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the King Acres that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of King Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near King 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.
- Cane Brake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
- Chick Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Grey Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Groveland Dell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Kings ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Lakeview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Maple
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Peppertree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Riverdowns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
- Seven Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Silver Leaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Sugar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill
How Far From King 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 King Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in King Acres and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from King Acres to Greenville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- King Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 King 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 King Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9368, Longitude: -82.2646 In this case, the coordinates for King Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.045 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.455 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.145 degrees. |
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