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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 Cedarhurst Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst Acres:
- 38.400951, -75.638816
- 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 Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst Acres is near Sussex County and also Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Cedarhurst Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarhurst 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.
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- California is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Cedarcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarcrest is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Crooked Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Oak is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
- Dogwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Elliots Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliots Place is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliots Place
- Foggy Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foggy Bottom is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggy Bottom
- Foxwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxwood is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Woods is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Woods
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Hickory Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Acres is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Holland Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holland Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Hunting Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunting Park is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Park
- Kathleens Delight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kathleens Delight is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleens Delight
- Leonard Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leonard Farm is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Farm
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Maple Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Plains
- Middle Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
- Packing House Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Packing House Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packing House Corner
- Patricks Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patricks Landing is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Landing
- Poets Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poets Colony is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poets Colony
- Riverside Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Pines is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Pines
- Rockawalking Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Shad Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shad Point is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Point
- Silver Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Run is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Sunset Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Timberlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Timberlake is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Victory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens
- Woods Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst Acres and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Cedarhurst Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 82 miles [132 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,437 miles [7,140.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cedarhurst Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4010, Longitude: -75.6388 In this case, the coordinates for Cedarhurst Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.472 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.33 degrees. |
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