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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 Hacks Point Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hacks Point 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 Hacks Point Acres:
    • 39.466781, -75.891330
    • 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 Hacks Point 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 Hacks Point Acres is near Kent County and also New Castle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle 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 Hacks Point Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hacks Point 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.

  • Earleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elk Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elk Ferry is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ferry
  • Elk Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elk Forest is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Forest
  • Elk Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Neck is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Neck
  • Elk River Basin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elk River Basin is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Basin
  • Green Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Green Haven is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
  • Harbor View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harbor View is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Honeysuckle Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
  • John Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • John Town is located in Cecil County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Joy Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Joy Haven is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Haven
    • Scotchmans Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen
    • Snow Hill ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Snow Hill is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Tower Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tower Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Point
    • Town Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Town Point is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Point
    • Two Rivers
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Two Rivers is located in Cecil County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers

How Far From Hacks Point 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 Hacks Point 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 Hacks Point Acres and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hacks Point Acres to Elkton, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 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 northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hacks Point Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hacks Point 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 Hacks Point Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4668, Longitude: -75.8913       In this case, the coordinates for Hacks Point Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.174 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.714 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.005 degrees.