Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunny Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunny 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 Sunny Acres:
- 34.668995, -82.799030
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sunny 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Since Sunny Acres is near Anderson County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Oconee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sunny Acres ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Sunny Acres.
Within South Carolina, the name Sunny Acres is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the south of the Sunny Acres that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunny Acres.
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Dougherty County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunny Acres that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Sunny Acres.
- Gwinnett County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Gwinnett County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southwest of the Sunny Acres that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Sunny Acres.
- Paulding County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Paulding County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west southwest of the Sunny Acres that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Sunny Acres.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Cook County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunny Acres that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Sunny Acres.
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Kenton County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sunny Acres that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Sunny Acres.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunny Acres that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sunny Acres.
- Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Sunny Acres [Prince George's County].
- New Brunswick
- This Sunny Acres lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunny Acres that is located in Pickens County.
- North Carolina
- Scotland County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Scotland County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sunny Acres that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Sunny Acres.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Sunny Acres is located in Lawrence County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north of the Sunny Acres that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Sunny Acres.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny 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.
- Adams Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Crossing
- Adams Crossing is located in Oconee County
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
- Cherrys Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrys Crossing
- Cherrys Crossing is located in Oconee County
- Meadow Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Pickens County
- Meadow Rose
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Rose
- Meadow Rose is located in Pickens County
- Pickens Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
- Pickens Ferry is located in Oconee County
- Poplar Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cove
- Poplar Cove is located in Oconee County
- Skyview
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Stone Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Haven
- Stone Haven is located in Oconee County
How Far From Sunny Acres to ...
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 Sunny Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunny Acres and extending to:
- Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Acres to Pickens, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 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 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunny Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunny Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunny Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6690, Longitude: -82.7990 In this case, the coordinates for Sunny 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sunny 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 Sunny 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 311.352 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.77 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.429 degrees. |