Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood Acres:
  • 38.194563, -75.417974
  • 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 Kirkwood 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since Kirkwood Acres is near Wicomico County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Kirkwood Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kirkwood 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.

• Boxiron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boxiron is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron
• Boxiron Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boxiron Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxiron Landing
• Cedartown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
• Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Furnace is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Girdletree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Girdletree is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
• Indiantown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Indiantown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Kelly ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly is located in Wicomico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Nathaniels Retreat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nathaniels Retreat is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniels Retreat
• Piney Grove ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Public Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Public Landing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
• Rolling Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Snow Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <1>

How Far From Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood 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 Kirkwood Acres and extending to:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Kirkwood Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'