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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 Lombard Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lombard 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 Lombard Acres:
- 39.717610, -75.940221
- 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 Lombard 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 Lombard Acres is near Chester County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Lombard Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lombard 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.
- Blake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blake is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Blue Ball Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Blueball
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blueball is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueball
- Boomdecker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boomdecker is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomdecker
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Chrome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Elk Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elk Mills is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Foxcatcher at Fair Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Hope ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Hope is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Hickory Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Highpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highpoint is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Nellys Corner ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nellys Corner is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellys Corner
- Peacedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peacedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacedale
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ponds Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ponds Edge is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Edge
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Lombard 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 Lombard 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 Lombard Acres and extending to:
- Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lombard Acres to Elkton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,816 miles [9,359.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lombard 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 Lombard 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 Lombard Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7176, Longitude: -75.9402 In this case, the coordinates for Lombard Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.183 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.764 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.924 degrees. |
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