Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Anne Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anne Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Anne 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 Anne Acres:
  • 38.700390, -75.082681
  • 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 Anne 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Anne Acres is near Worcester County and also Cape May County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May 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 Anne Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anne 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.

• Bookhammer Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bookhammer Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookhammer Landing
• Carpenters Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carpenters Corner is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
• Herring Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Herring Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Landing
• Indian Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Indian Beach is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Marshtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marshtown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshtown
• Piney Glade
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Glade is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Glade
• Robinson Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Robinson Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Landing
• Seabreeze
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Seabreeze is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Shady Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Ridge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Ridge
• Shell Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shell Landing is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
• Woods Edge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woods Edge is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Anne Acres and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Anne Acres to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'