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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 Hope Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hope 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 Hope Acres:
- 38.592897, -76.972196
- 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 Hope 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Hope Acres is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 Hope Acres
Communities Also Named Hope Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Hope Acres.
Within Maryland, the name Hope Acres is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hope Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Hope Acres is located in Bradley County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hope Acres that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Hope Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hope 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.
- Bannister
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bannister is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Beantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
- Berry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berry is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Constitution Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Constitution Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution Hills
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Deerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deerwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Forest Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Freedom Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Lyons Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pheasant Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
- Pomfret
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rosewick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosewick is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewick
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Turkey Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Willow Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Gate is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Gate
How Far From Hope 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 Hope Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hope Acres and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Hope Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hope 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 Hope 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 Hope Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5929, Longitude: -76.9722 In this case, the coordinates for Hope Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.87 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.37 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.804 degrees. |
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