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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 Shady Acres:
34.101534, -81.365100
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Bird Watching ...
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The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lexington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found thirteen communities that are also named Shady Acres.
Within South Carolina, the name Shady Acres is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Elmore County
This Shady Acres is located in Elmore County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Shady Acres.
Marshall County
This Shady Acres is located in Marshall County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the west of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Shady Acres.
Saint Clair County
This Shady Acres is located in Saint Clair County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the west of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Shady Acres.
Georgia
Appling County
This Shady Acres is located in Appling County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appling County community of Shady Acres.
Glynn County
This Shady Acres is located in Glynn County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the south of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Shady Acres.
Illinois
Morgan County
This Shady Acres is located in Morgan County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Shady Acres.
Maryland
Charles County
This Shady Acres is located in Charles County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Shady Acres.
Mississippi
Lee County
This Shady Acres is located in Lee County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Shady Acres.
Pennsylvania
Northumberland County
This Shady Acres is located in Northumberland County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Shady Acres.
Tennessee
Coffee County
This Shady Acres is located in Coffee County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Shady Acres.
Hamilton County
This Shady Acres is located in Hamilton County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the west northwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Shady Acres.
Texas
Harris County
This Shady Acres is located in Harris County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Shady Acres.
Jim Wells County
This Shady Acres is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km] to the west southwest of the Shady Acres that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Shady Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady 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.
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 Shady Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Acres and extending to:
Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Acres to Lexington, 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Shady 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 Shady Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1015, Longitude: -81.3651 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.513 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.724 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.029 degrees.