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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 Lisbon Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lisbon 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 Lisbon Acres:
    • 39.338715, -77.043869
    • 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 Lisbon 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Since Lisbon Acres is near Carroll County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Lisbon Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lisbon 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.

  • Candlewick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Candlewick is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewick
  • Cooksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Countryside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Countryside is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Daisy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Daisy is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Daisy Meadows is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
  • Daisy Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Daisy Woods is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Woods
  • Day
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Day is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Fairhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairhaven is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Flag Marsh Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Flag Marsh Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Marsh Heights
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence Farms is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Farms
  • Green Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Meadows is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hawk Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawk Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ridge
    • Heritage Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Farms is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
    • Hoods Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
    • Jaycox
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jaycox is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaycox
    • Justifiable
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Justifiable is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justifiable
    • Lisbon
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Millys Delight
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Millys Delight is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millys Delight
    • Monks Misery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Monks Misery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Misery
    • Nursery View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Nursery View is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery View
    • Poplar Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Poplar Springs is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • River Wood Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • River Wood Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Wood Hills
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rover ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rover is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
    • Twin Maples
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Twin Maples is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Maples
    • Watersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Watersville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville

How Far From Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon Acres and extending to:

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lisbon Acres to Ellicott City, with an average speed<3> 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 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- Lisbon 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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3387, Longitude: -77.0439       In this case, the coordinates for Lisbon Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.865 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.479 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.546 degrees.