Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gallant Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gallant Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gallant 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 Gallant Acres:
  • 38.587620, -76.807468
  • 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 Gallant 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
  • Since Gallant Acres is near Prince George's County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary'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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Gallant Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gallant 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.

• Forest Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Park is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Green Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Spring is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Hickory Thicket
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Thicket is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Thicket
• Horsehead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
• Hughesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hughesville is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <1>
• Hunters Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunters Farms is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Farms
• Malcolm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Malcolm is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
• Masons
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Masons is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
• Meadowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Poplar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Ridgeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ridgeview is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Three Brothers
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Three Brothers is located in Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Brothers

How Far From Gallant 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 Gallant 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 Gallant Acres and extending to:

• La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gallant Acres to La Plata, with an average speed<3> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'