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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 Idlewood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idlewood 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 Idlewood Acres:
    • 38.314572, -76.886081
    • 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 Idlewood 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 Idlewood Acres is near Saint Mary's County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Idlewood Acres

Communities Also Named Idlewood Acres ...

We found four communities that are also named Idlewood Acres.

Within Maryland, the name Idlewood Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Idlewood Acres is located in DeKalb County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Idlewood Acres that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Idlewood Acres.
      • Houston County
      • This Idlewood Acres is located in Houston County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the southwest of the Idlewood Acres that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Idlewood Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Idlewood Acres is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Idlewood Acres that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Idlewood Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Idlewood Acres is located in Knox County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Idlewood Acres that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Idlewood Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Idlewood 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.

  • Anchorage Anchors
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Anchorage Anchors is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage Anchors
  • Bull Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bull Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Coffee Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coffee Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Hill
  • Gravelly Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravelly Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
  • Hard Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hard Corner is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
  • Hurry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
  • Indiantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indiantown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Lone Holly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Holly is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Holly
  • Longview Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Longview Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
  • Milestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
  • Mount Victoria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
  • Rock Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Point is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
  • Woodland Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodland Point is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Point
  • Yellow Bank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yellow Bank is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank

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

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

  • La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Idlewood Acres to La Plata, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 50 miles [80.5 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,496 miles [7,235.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Idlewood Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Idlewood 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 Idlewood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3146, Longitude: -76.8861       In this case, the coordinates for Idlewood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.837 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.289 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.875 degrees.