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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 Meadowbrook Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook Acres:
    • 39.064835, -75.539924
    • 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 Meadowbrook 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Meadowbrook Acres is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Meadowbrook Acres

Communities Also Named Meadowbrook Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Meadowbrook Acres.

Within Delaware, the name Meadowbrook Acres is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Meadowbrook Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Meadowbrook Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,913 miles [3,078.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Meadowbrook Acres that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Meadowbrook Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowbrook 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.

  • Chimney Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
  • Cypress Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Derby Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby Shores is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
  • Derbywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Derbywood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
  • Eagles Nest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Greenview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greenview is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Hidden Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
  • Hideaway Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
  • Hunters Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Locustville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Locustville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
  • London Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • London Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
  • Magnolia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Meadow Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Meadow Glen is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glen
    • Misty Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Misty Pines is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
    • Otters Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Otters Run is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
    • Paris Villa
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Paris Villa is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Plymouth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Plymouth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Rising Sun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Royal Grant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
    • Shady Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Shady Lane is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Star Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Star Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
    • Star Hill Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
    • Turnkey
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Turnkey is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
    • Viola Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Viola Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
    • Wooden Bridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
    • Woodside
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wyoming
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

How Far From Meadowbrook Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Meadowbrook Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Meadowbrook Acres to White House, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadowbrook Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0648, Longitude: -75.5399       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowbrook Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.999 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.453 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.022 degrees.