RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Baltimore County >> Academy AcresIndex...

Welcome to Academy Acres ...

Academy Acres is located in Baltimore County<1>.

Academy Acres is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Academy Acres lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Academy Acres: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Academy Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Academy Acres: This one is located in Baltimore County and the other is located in Carroll County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Academy Acres.

Websites for Academy Acres ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Academy Acres, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Academy Acres ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Academy Acres.

  • Baltimore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Windsor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chattolanee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chattolanee is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattolanee
  • Woodensburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
  • Berrywood Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Academy Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Academy Acres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Academy Acres. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Academy Acres.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Academy Acres. See our Newspapers Page for Academy Acres.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Academy Acres ...

Looking for more information about Academy Acres? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Academy Acres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Academy Acres.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Academy Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Academy Acres area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Academy Acres area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.