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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 Sunset Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset 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 Sunset Acres:
    • 34.172656, -79.830342
    • 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Acres ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Sunset Acres.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Sunset Acres.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Greenwood County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Greenwood County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Sunset Acres.
    • York County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in York County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Sunset Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Marshall County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Alberta
      • This Sunset Acres lies 1,985 miles [3,194.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Floyd County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Butler County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Sunset Acres.
      • Washington County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Washington County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the north northeast of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Nebraska
      • Colfax County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Colfax County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Sunset Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Sunset Acres.
      • Onslow County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Onslow County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east northeast of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Sunset Acres.
      • Wake County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Wake County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north northeast of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Sunset Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Greene County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Sunset Acres.
      • Williamson County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Williamson County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Sunset Acres.
    • Texas
      • Webb County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Webb County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Sunset Acres.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Sunset Acres is located in Lewis County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the north of the Sunset Acres that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Sunset Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset 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.

  • College Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Florence County
  • Cypress Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
    • Cypress Point is located in Florence County
  • Ebenezer
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
  • Enchanted Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Meadows
    • Enchanted Meadows is located in Florence County
  • Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Florence County
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Florence County
  • Kings Grant
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in Florence County
  • Landmark Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landmark Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark Woods
    • Landmark Woods is located in Florence County
  • Pineneedles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineneedles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineneedles
    • Pineneedles is located in Florence County
  • Rose Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Florence County
  • South Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • South Park is located in Florence County
  • Sweetbriar
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Sweetbriar is located in Florence County

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

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

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Acres to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.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' (or 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- Sunset Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1727, Longitude: -79.8303       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sunset 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 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.
<5>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 Sunset Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.643 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.736 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.43 degrees.




 

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