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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 Country Life Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Life 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 Country Life Acres:
    • 38.870947, -75.927993
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Country Life Acres
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Country Life Acres ...

We found one communities that share the name Country Life Acres.

Within Maryland, the name Country Life Acres is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Country Life Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Country Life Acres is located in Saint Louis County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the west of the Country Life Acres that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Country Life Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Life 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.

  • Chapel Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
    • Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
  • Chapel Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
    • Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
  • Forest Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
    • Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
  • Griffin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Caroline County
  • Kitty Corner Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Corner Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
    • Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
  • Kittys Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
    • Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
  • Lewistown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Lewistown is located in Talbot County
  • Mill Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
    • Mill Run is located in Talbot County
  • Potters Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
    • Potters Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Queen Anne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne
    • Queen Anne is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Anne <3>
  • Williams Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
    • Williams Heights is located in Caroline County

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

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

  • Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Country Life Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 59 miles [95 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,431 miles [7,131 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Country Life Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Caroline County: www.carolinemd.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Country Life Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Life Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8709, Longitude: -75.9280       In this case, the coordinates for Country Life Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Country Life Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.24 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.697 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.261 degrees.









 

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