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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 Colony Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colony 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 Colony Acres:
    • 39.646499, -76.075227
    • 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 Colony 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 Colony Acres is near Harford County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Colony Acres

Communities Also Named Colony Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Colony Acres.

Within Maryland, the name Colony Acres is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Colony Acres is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colony Acres that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Colony Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Colony Acres is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the south of the Colony Acres that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Colony Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colony 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.

  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Clearview is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Craigtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Craigtown is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigtown
  • Frank
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Frank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Honeysuckle Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
  • Jacks Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
  • Liberty Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Manor Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
  • Misty Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
  • Mount Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
  • Orchard View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Orchard View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Port Deposit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Richards Oak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Richards Oak is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
    • Rising Sun
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Rock Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Run is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
    • Spring Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Spring Meadow is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
    • Sunnyside
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunset Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
    • Sunset Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Sunview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunview is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
    • Sweet Grass Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sweet Grass Meadow is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass Meadow
    • Vinegar Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colony Acres and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colony Acres to Elkton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,408 miles [7,094 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colony Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Colony 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 Colony Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6465, Longitude: -76.0752       In this case, the coordinates for Colony Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.268 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.85 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.01 degrees.