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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 Elvaton Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elvaton 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 Elvaton Acres:
    • 39.112332, -76.592743
    • 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 Elvaton 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Elvaton Acres is near Baltimore City and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Elvaton Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elvaton 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.

  • Captains Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Captains Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
  • Chartwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chartwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
  • Cool Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
  • Dundee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dundee is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Fair Winds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fair Winds is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Winds
  • Fox Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fox Chase is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
  • Foxhollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Foxhollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
  • Freetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Freetown is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Freetown Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
  • Frost
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Glen Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Glen Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hollow
  • Greentree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greentree is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Harpers Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Harpers Mill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Mill
    • Hillendale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillendale is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Holly Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Holly Point is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Point
    • Jennings
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jennings is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Long Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Long Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
    • Marley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Marley is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
    • Marley Park Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Marley Park Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Park Beach
    • Marley Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Marley Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Run
    • Millrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Millrace is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
    • Oak Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Hollow is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Pack Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rivendell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rivendell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
    • Royal Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Royal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Beach
    • Sandy Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
    • Stewarts Purchase
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Stewarts Purchase is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Purchase
    • Stonehaven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonehaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
    • Sun Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sun Valley is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sunrise Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Timber Glade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Timber Glade is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Glade
    • Twin Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Ridge
    • Village Square
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Village Square is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
    • Willowbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Willowbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Windy Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Windy Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Knolls
    • Woods Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woods Edge is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Elvaton Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elvaton Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Elvaton Acres and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elvaton Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elvaton Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Elvaton 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 Elvaton Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1123, Longitude: -76.5927       In this case, the coordinates for Elvaton Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.613 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.158 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.444 degrees.