Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burnside 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 Burnside Acres:
  • 39.435933, -77.720548
  • 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 Burnside 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Burnside Acres is near Jefferson County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Burnside Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnside 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.

• Appletown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Appletown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appletown
• Chestnut Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Flickersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Flickersville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickersville
• Gapland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gapland is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gapland <1>
• Horse Shoe Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Horse Shoe Bend is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Bend
• Locust Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Locust Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Locust Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Locust Valley is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
• Park Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Park Hall is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hall
• Porterstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Porterstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterstown
• Red Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Shepherdstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <1>
• Springvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Springvale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burnside Acres and extending to:

• Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Burnside Acres to Hagerstown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'