Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Academy 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 Academy Acres:
  • 39.448161, -76.801920
  • 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 Academy 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Since Academy Acres is near Carroll County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City

• 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 Academy Acres

Communities Also Named Academy Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Academy Acres.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Academy Acres.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Academy Acres in the United States.

• Communities Located In Maryland ...
  • Carroll County
    • This Academy Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west of the Academy Acres that is located in Baltimore County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Academy Acres.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Lowndes County
    • This Academy Acres is located in Lowndes County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Academy Acres that is located in Baltimore County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Academy Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Academy 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.

• Belltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Belltown is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Cave Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cave Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Valley
• Cherry Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
• Delight
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Delight is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
• Delight Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Delight Meadows is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight Meadows
• Hunters Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
• Pleasant Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sunnybrook Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
• Timber Chase
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Timber Chase is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Chase
• Timber Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Timber Grove is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
• Tollgate
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tollgate is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
• Tree Top Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tree Top Station is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Station
• Valley Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Valley Hills is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
• Velvet Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Velvet Hills is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Hills

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

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

• Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Academy Acres to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'