Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Acton Village

• 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 Acton Village:
  • 38.640674, -76.905250
  • 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 Acton Village

• 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Since Acton Village is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Acton Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acton Village ...

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.

• Bannister
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bannister is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
• Beantown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Beantown is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
• Berry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Berry is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
• Constitution Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Constitution Hills is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution Hills
• Danville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Danville is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Deerwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deerwood is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Delight
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Delight is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
• Forest Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fox Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fox Run is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Holly Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holly Station is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
• Lynnbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
• Pleasant Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
• Springhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Springhaven is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven

How Far From Acton Village to ...

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

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

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Acton Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'