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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:
    • 39.694555, -75.942722
    • 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Calvert Acres is near Chester County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 ...
    • Caroline County
      • This Calvert Acres is located in Caroline County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the south of the Calvert Acres that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Calvert Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Calvert Acres is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Calvert Acres that is located in Cecil 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.

  • Blake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Blake is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Blue Ball Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
  • Blueball
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Blueball is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueball
  • Boomdecker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
  • Cedar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Chrome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
  • Elk Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
  • Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Glen Hope ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Hope is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
  • Hickory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Highpoint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Highpoint is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • Nellys Corner ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Nellys Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellys Corner
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Peacedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peacedale is located in Chester County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacedale
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ponds Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Ponds Edge is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Edge
    • Providence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Providence is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Stony Chase Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Stony Chase Court is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Chase Court
    • Union Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Valley is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
    • Zion
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Zion is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Calvert Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). 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 most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,400 miles [7,081.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- 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: 39.6946, Longitude: -75.9427       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 307.186 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.764 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.934 degrees.