Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in El Dondo Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Dondo Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for El Dondo Acres
- 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 El Dondo Acres:
- 39.334556, -75.855493
- 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 El Dondo 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since El Dondo Acres is near Cecil County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Dondo 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.
- Cash Corner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Cash Corner is located in Cecil County
- Dogwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Galena
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
- Gregg Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Irelands Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irelands Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
- Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
- Kirby Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Landing
- Kirby Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Peacock Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Corners
- Peacock Corners is located in Kent County
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- Piney Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Piney Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
- Pleasant Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove
- Pleasant Cove is located in Kent County
- Rivers Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rivers Edge is located in Kent County
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Unicorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Unicorn Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unicorn Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicorn Crossing
- Unicorn Crossing is located in Queen Anne's County
- Piney Ridge
How Far From El Dondo 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 El Dondo Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in El Dondo Acres and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from El Dondo Acres to Chestertown, with an average speed<5> 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 41 miles [66 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Dondo Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- El Dondo Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Dondo Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3346, Longitude: -75.8555 In this case, the coordinates for El Dondo Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 El Dondo Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.163 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.681 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.044 degrees. |