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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 Holly Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holly 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 Holly Acres:
    • 38.477901, -76.735798
    • 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 Holly 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Since Holly Acres is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Holly Acres

Communities Also Named Holly Acres ...

We found four communities that are also named Holly Acres.

Within Maryland, the name Holly Acres is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Holly Acres is located in Davidson County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holly Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Holly Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Holly Acres is located in Chesterfield County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Holly Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Holly Acres.
      • Stafford County
      • This Holly Acres is located in Stafford County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west southwest of the Holly Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Holly Acres.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Holly Acres is located in Suffolk City and lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south of the Holly Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Holly Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly 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.

  • Arborview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arborview is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
  • Big Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Breezy Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
  • Cellar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
  • Chickasaw Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
  • Golden Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
  • Hidden River
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
  • Huntersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Karen Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
  • Loves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Loves is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
  • Maxwell Hall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Rustic Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
    • Shady Dale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
    • Walnut Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holly Acres to Leonardtown, 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 36 miles [57.9 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 about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holly 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 Holly 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 Holly Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4779, Longitude: -76.7358       In this case, the coordinates for Holly Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.739 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.203 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.75 degrees.