Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carey 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 Carey Acres:
  • 38.454838, -75.536590
  • 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 Carey 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
  • Since Carey Acres is near Sussex County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Carey Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carey 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.

• Chestnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Foxwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Foxwood is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenland is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Hideaway Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hideaway Acres is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
• Holly Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holly Oak is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
• Kathleens Delight
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kathleens Delight is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleens Delight
• Leonard Farm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard Farm is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Farm
• Middle Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
• Rosewood Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosewood Forest is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Forest
• Victory Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens
• Woodlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Carey 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'