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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 Clinton Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clinton 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 Clinton Acres:
- 38.729838, -76.877472
- 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 Clinton 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 Clinton Acres is near Charles County and also Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 Clinton Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clinton 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.
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ashbox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashbox is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbox
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 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 south)
- 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
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Friendly Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Harmony Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Hollaway Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollaway Estates is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Estates
- Holly Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Station is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
- Jenkins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Land Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Land Tree is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Tree
- Lynnbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
- Maryvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maryvale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
- Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- 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
- Queensland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queensland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
- Sharperville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Springhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springhaven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Squires Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
- Sunrise Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
- Temple Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Hills Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Hills Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills Park
- Thrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Windy Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Windy Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Oaks
- Woods Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Woodyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
How Far From Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Clinton Acres and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Clinton Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,479 miles [7,208.3 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' (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- Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Clinton Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7298, Longitude: -76.8775 In this case, the coordinates for Clinton Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.806 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.318 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.712 degrees. |
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