Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millpond Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millpond Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Millpond 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 Millpond Acres:
- 38.575115, -75.721598
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Millpond 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Millpond Acres is near Wicomico County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- eBird sighting report for Sussex 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Millpond Acres ...
We found one communities that share the name Millpond Acres.
Within Maryland, the name Millpond Acres is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Millpond Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Millpond Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Millpond Acres that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Millpond Acres.
- Delaware
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millpond 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.
- Craigs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Eldorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Finchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Galestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hill N Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill N Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
- Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Holly Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Holly Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Marshyhope Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshyhope Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Ralphs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Reliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Wicomico County
- Walnut Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Woodland Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Station
- Woodland Station is located in Sussex County (DE)
How Far From Millpond 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 Millpond Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millpond Acres and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Millpond Acres to Cambridge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Millpond Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millpond Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millpond Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5751, Longitude: -75.7216 In this case, the coordinates for Millpond Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Millpond Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.539 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.294 degrees. |