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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 Jomar Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jomar 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 Jomar Acres:
- 38.723726, -76.979697
- 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 Jomar 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Jomar Acres is near Fairfax County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Jomar Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jomar 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.
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Cedar Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Fort Hunt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Friendly
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Friendly Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendly Farms is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Farms
- Friendly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friendly Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Hills
- Harmony Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmony Hall is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hall
- Holly Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Kerby Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kerby Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Marlin Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlin Forest is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Forest
- Pleasant Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Springs
- Riverside Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside Gardens is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sharperville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
- Squires Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Squires Woods is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Woods
- Thrift
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
How Far From Jomar 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 Jomar 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 Jomar Acres and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jomar Acres to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<2> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jomar 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 Jomar 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 Jomar Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7237, Longitude: -76.9797 In this case, the coordinates for Jomar Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.867 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.386 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.757 degrees. |
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