Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North 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 North Acres:
  • 34.892062, -82.367064
  • 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 North 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 North Acres is near Pickens County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 North Acres

Communities Also Named North Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named North Acres.

Within South Carolina, the name North Acres is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Webster Parish
    • This North Acres is located in Webster Parish and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the west of the North Acres that is located in Greenville County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of North Acres.
  • Tennessee
    • Washington County
    • This North Acres is located in Washington County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the north of the North Acres that is located in Greenville County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

• Cherokee Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
• Forest View
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest View is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
• Green Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
• Green Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Hermitage Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
• Hillandale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hillandale is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
• Kingsgate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
• Liberty Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
• Nursery ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Nursery is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
• Paris
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Paris is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
• Pebble Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
• Pine Knott Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
• Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Piney Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rosedale is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Shady Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
  • Spring Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
  • Stone Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stone Lake is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
  • Timberlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Timberlake is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • University Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • University Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Willow Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights

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

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from North 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 three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'