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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 Greenwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood 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 Greenwood Acres:
- 38.985945, -76.582464
- 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood Acres is near Prince George's County and also Queen Anne'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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Greenwood Acres
Communities Also Named Greenwood Acres ...
We found seven communities that are also named Greenwood Acres.
Within Maryland, the name Greenwood Acres is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Newton County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Greenwood Acres.
- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Greenwood Acres.
- North Carolina
- Person County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Person County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Greenwood Acres.
- Wake County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Wake County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the south southwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Greenwood Acres.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Stark County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Greenwood Acres.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Hamblen County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Greenwood Acres.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Greenwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Greenwood Acres that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Greenwood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood 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.
- Bon Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bon Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Cranberry Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Woods
- Crownsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Donovans Pier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Donovans Pier is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
- Eagles Passages
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Passages is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Passages
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Ginger Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ginger Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
- Gingerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gingerville is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerville
- Harbor Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Heritage Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heritage Harbour is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hidden Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hidden Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
- Honeysuckle Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Honeysuckle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Ridge
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Oak Court
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Court is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Court
- Parole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
- Poplar Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Threemile Oak Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Threemile Oak Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Oak Corner
- Twin Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills
- Whiskey Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whiskey Bottom is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bottom
How Far From Greenwood 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 Greenwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwood Acres and extending to:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Acres to White House, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,456 miles [7,171.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9859, Longitude: -76.5825 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.616 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.489 degrees. |
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