Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hopeland Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hopeland Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hopeland Acres

• 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 Hopeland Acres:
  • 38.760393, -75.927992
  • 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 Hopeland 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Hopeland Acres is near Talbot County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Hopeland Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hopeland 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.

• American Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • American Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
• Bureau
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bureau is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau
• Choptank
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Choptank is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
• Forest Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
• Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grove is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Harmony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• High Banks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • High Banks is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
• Jonestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonestown is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Kitty Corner Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
• Lewistown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lewistown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Lloyd Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lloyd Landing is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Landing
• Providence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Providence Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Providence Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Landing
• Wings Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hopeland Acres and extending to:

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hopeland Acres to Denton, with an average speed<2> 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'