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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 Calvert Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calvert 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 Calvert Acres:
    • 38.880947, -75.801878
    • 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 Calvert 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Since Calvert Acres is near Kent County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Calvert Acres

Communities Also Named Calvert Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Calvert Acres.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Cecil County
      • This Calvert Acres is located in Cecil County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north of the Calvert Acres that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Calvert Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Calvert Acres is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Calvert Acres that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Calvert Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calvert 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.

  • Anthony
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Anthony is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Brick Wall Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
  • Bureau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bureau is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau
  • Burrsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Burrsville is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
  • Choptank Overlook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Choptank Overlook is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Overlook
  • Hobbs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hobbs is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Holly Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
  • Legion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Legion Heights is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Heights
  • Melvin Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Melvin Crossroads is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Crossroads
  • Oil City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oil City is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Potters Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Potters Landing is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
  • Riverview Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Riverview Gardens is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spring Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
    • Trinity
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Trinity is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Union Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Union Corners is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
    • Williams Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Heights is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights

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

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

  • Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the West.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Calvert Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Calvert 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 Calvert 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 Calvert Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8809, Longitude: -75.8019       In this case, the coordinates for Calvert Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.166 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.614 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.205 degrees.