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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 Cheltenham Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham Acres:
    • 38.714560, -76.844693
    • 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 Cheltenham 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Since Cheltenham Acres is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Cheltenham Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheltenham 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.

  • Ashbox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Delight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Delight is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Fairgreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairgreen is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgreen
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hollaway Estates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hollaway Estates is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
  • Holly Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Station is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
  • Horsehead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
  • Jenkins Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
  • Land Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Land Tree is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Tree
  • Lynnbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pleasant Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
    • Sunrise Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sunrise Hills is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
    • Thrift
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Thrift is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
    • Windy Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
    • Woodyard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodyard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard

How Far From Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham Acres and extending to:

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Cheltenham Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7146, Longitude: -76.8447       In this case, the coordinates for Cheltenham Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.788 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.295 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.704 degrees.