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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 Indian Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian 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 Indian Acres:
- 39.387335, -75.914941
- 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 Indian 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 Indian 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 Indian Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian 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.
- Cash Corner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cash Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Dogwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Earleville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Harmony Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corner
- Honeysuckle Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Honeysuckle Knoll is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Knoll
- Irelands Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Irelands Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelands Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- John Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Knocks Folly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knocks Folly is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knocks Folly
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Pleasant Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Cove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove
- Scotchmans Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scotchmans Glen is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchmans Glen
- Sunset Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
How Far From Indian 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 Indian 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 Indian Acres and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Acres to Elkton, with an average speed<3> 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 41 miles [66 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 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' (or 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- Indian 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 Indian 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 Indian Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3873, Longitude: -75.9149 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.194 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.725 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.048 degrees. |
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