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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 Greenfield Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenfield 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 Greenfield Acres:
    • 39.668721, -76.068282
    • 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 Greenfield 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
    • Since Greenfield Acres is near Chester County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Greenfield Acres

Communities Also Named Greenfield Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Greenfield Acres.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Greenfield Acres.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Greenfield Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Frederick County
      • This Greenfield Acres is located in Frederick County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenfield Acres that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Greenfield Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Greenfield Acres is located in York County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenfield Acres that is located in Cecil County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Greenfield Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenfield 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.

  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Clearview is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Frank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Frank is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Honeysuckle Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
  • Jacks Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
  • Liberty Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Misty Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
  • Mount Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Orchard View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Orchard View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Richards Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Richards Oak is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
  • Rising Sun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Spring Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Meadow is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunset Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
    • Sunset Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Sunview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunview is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
    • Sweet Grass Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sweet Grass Meadow is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass Meadow
    • Vinegar Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Greenfield 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 Greenfield Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenfield Acres and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenfield Acres to Elkton, with an average speed<3> 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 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenfield 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 Greenfield 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 Greenfield Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6687, Longitude: -76.0683       In this case, the coordinates for Greenfield Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.262 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.846 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.998 degrees.