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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 Melody Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Melody 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 Melody Acres:
    • 38.493178, -76.781633
    • 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 Melody 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Since Melody Acres is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Melody Acres

Communities Also Named Melody Acres ...

We found four communities that are also named Melody Acres.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Melody Acres.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Charles County
      • This Melody Acres is located in Charles County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west of the Melody Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Melody Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Melody Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Melody Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Melody Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Melody Acres is located in Hamblen County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Melody Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Melody Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Melody Acres is located in Roanoke County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Melody Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Melody Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Melody 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.

  • Arborview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Arborview is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
  • Breezy Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
  • Chickasaw Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
  • Hidden River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
  • Hughesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Huntersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Independence Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Independence Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
  • Karen Knolls
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
  • Loves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Loves is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves
  • Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Redgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Redgate is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate
  • Ridgeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgeview is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rustic Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
    • Serenity Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Serenity Woods is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Woods
    • Stilltown ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stilltown is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown
    • Walnut Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Melody 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 Melody Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Melody Acres and extending to:

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Melody Acres to Leonardtown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a 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 5,904 miles [9,501.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melody 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 Melody 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 Melody Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4932, Longitude: -76.7816       In this case, the coordinates for Melody Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.765 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.235 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.763 degrees.