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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 Academy Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Academy 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 Academy Acres:
    • 39.459547, -77.034148
    • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Academy Acres is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 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 ...
    • Baltimore County
      • This Academy Acres is located in Baltimore County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east of the Academy Acres that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Academy Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Lowndes County
      • This Academy Acres is located in Lowndes County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Academy Acres that is located in Carroll 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.

  • Airport Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Airport Acres is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
  • Bird Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
  • Bloom
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bloom is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Chestnut Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Oaks is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
  • Daniel
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Daniel is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Deep Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deep Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
  • Fieldcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
  • Gist
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gist is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
  • Heather Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Heather Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
  • Heritage
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Heritage is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Huntfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Huntfield is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntfield
  • Irongate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Irongate is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lynn Lee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lynn Lee is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Lee
    • Maple Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Maple Haven is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Haven
    • Monks Misery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Monks Misery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Misery
    • New Horizons
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • New Horizons is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
    • Presidential Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
    • Red Fox Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Red Fox Meadow is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Meadow
    • Stone House Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
    • Sun Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
    • Sunset Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill

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:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Academy Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south (S). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Academy Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Academy 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 Academy Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4595, Longitude: -77.0341       In this case, the coordinates for Academy Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.851 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.482 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.495 degrees.