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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 Lake Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake 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 Lake Acres:
    • 38.155690, -78.439455
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Lake 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
    • Since Lake Acres is near Chesterfield County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Lake Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake 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.

  • Airport Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Airport Acres is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Camelot is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chestnut Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Clover Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Deer Run is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Deerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Deerwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Earlysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fairgrove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairgrove is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Foxwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Foxwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Gilbert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gilbert Heights is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Heights
  • Hickory Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Hydraulic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
    • Little Clover Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
    • Mallard Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
    • Mill Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mill Run is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Proffit
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Acres and extending to:

  • Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Acres to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lake 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 Lake Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1557, Longitude: -78.4395       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.756 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.312 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.576 degrees.