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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 Augusta Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Augusta Acres and the surrounding area.
- 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 Augusta Acres:
- 39.127053, -76.615244
- 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 Augusta 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Augusta Acres is near Baltimore City and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Augusta Acres
Communities Also Named Augusta Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Augusta Acres.
Within Maryland, the name Augusta Acres is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Augusta Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Augusta Acres is located in Greenville County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Augusta Acres that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Augusta Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Augusta 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.
- Chartwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chartwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
- Derby Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Derby Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Farms
- Dundee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Fox Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Foxhollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
- Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Glen Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Gardens
- Glen Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hollow
- Greentree
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greentree is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Harpers Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harpers Mill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Mill
- Hillendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Long Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Marley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marley is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Marley Park Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marley Park Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Park Beach
- Marley Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marley Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Run
- Meadow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Brook is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Millrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millrace is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Sandy Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Stewarts Purchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stewarts Purchase is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Purchase
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Timber Glade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Timber Glade is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Glade
- Towering Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Towering Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towering Oaks
- Twin Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Ridge
- Village Square
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Village Square is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Windy Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Windy Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Knolls
- Woods Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woodside Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodside Square is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Square
How Far From Augusta 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 Augusta Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Augusta Acres and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Augusta Acres to Annapolis, 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,452 miles [7,164.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Augusta 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 Augusta 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 Augusta Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1271, Longitude: -76.6152 In this case, the coordinates for Augusta Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.626 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.174 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.447 degrees. |
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