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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 Delano Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delano 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 Delano Acres:
- 39.625384, -76.366349
- 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 Delano 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Delano Acres is near Montgomery County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Delano Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Delano 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.
- Bushs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bushs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corner
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chrome Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Ferncliff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Highland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Hill-N-Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hill-N-Dale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-N-Dale
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Michaels Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Michaels Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Meadows
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Minefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Pheasant Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pheasant Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Ridge
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rock Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rockridge Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
- Scenic View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scenic View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Seven Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seven Cedars is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
- Stirrup Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stirrup Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Run
- Street
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Viking Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
- Whispering Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods
How Far From Delano 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 Delano 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 Delano Acres and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Delano Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,421 miles [7,114.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Delano 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 Delano 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 Delano Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6254, Longitude: -76.3663 In this case, the coordinates for Delano Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.442 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.044 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.143 degrees. |
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