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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 Sunnyside Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Acres:
    • 34.585941, -82.670690
    • 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 Sunnyside Acres
  • 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 Sunnyside Acres ...

We found one communities that share the name Sunnyside Acres.

Within South Carolina, the name Sunnyside Acres is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Sunnyside Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Sunnyside Acres is located in Kent County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunnyside Acres that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Sunnyside Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunnyside 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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Cedarwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
    • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Anderson County
  • Harpers Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ridge
    • Harpers Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Hill and Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill and Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
    • Hill and Dale is located in Anderson County
  • Kings Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
    • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
  • Kingswood Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
    • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
  • Spring Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
  • Summer Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
    • Summer Place is located in Anderson County
  • Sweet Gum Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Gum Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
    • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Twin Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
  • Welcome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Anderson County

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

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sunnyside Acres to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 430 miles [692 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunnyside Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/

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- Sunnyside Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunnyside Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5859, Longitude: -82.6707       In this case, the coordinates for Sunnyside Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Sunnyside Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.275 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.67 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.401 degrees.









 

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