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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 Gladstone Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gladstone 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 Gladstone Acres:
- 39.645662, -76.248289
- 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 Gladstone 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 Gladstone Acres is near Cecil County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Gladstone Acres
Communities Also Named Gladstone Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Gladstone Acres.
Within Maryland, the name Gladstone Acres is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Gladstone Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Gladstone Acres is located in Anderson County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gladstone Acres that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Gladstone Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladstone 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.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Bramblewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bramblewood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deercreek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deercreek is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deercreek
- Dublin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Five Points ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glen Cove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Highland View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Highland View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holly Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Haven is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Hopewell Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pilot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
- Poplar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rolling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rolling Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Scenic View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scenic View is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Thomas Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
- Viking Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands
How Far From Gladstone 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 Gladstone Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gladstone Acres and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gladstone Acres to Bel Air, 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Gladstone Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gladstone 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 Gladstone Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6457, Longitude: -76.2483 In this case, the coordinates for Gladstone Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.371 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.085 degrees. |
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