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- Dogwood Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dogwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2971, Longitude: -82.3568 In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).