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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 Kent Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kent 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 Kent Acres:
- 39.216498, -76.136060
- 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 Kent 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Kent Acres is near Queen Anne's County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Kent Acres
Communities Also Named Kent Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Kent Acres.
Within Maryland, the name Kent Acres is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Kent Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Kent Acres is located in Kent County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east of the Kent Acres that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Kent Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kent 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.
- Buck Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buck Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck
- Buck Neck Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Neck Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Neck Landing
- Butlertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Butlertown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlertown
- Chestertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goose Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Hollow is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
- Hanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hanesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Heather Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Heights is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heron Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heron Point is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Point
- Kings Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Court is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Lees Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lees Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mile Tree Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Orchard Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hill is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Sandy Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Shipyard Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shipyard Landing is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipyard Landing
- Woods Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Kent Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kent Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kent Acres and extending to:
- Chestertown, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Kent Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,427 miles [7,124.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2165, Longitude: -76.1361 In this case, the coordinates for Kent Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.337 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.21 degrees. |
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