Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mosley 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 Mosley Acres:
  • 38.396513, -76.457452
  • 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 Mosley 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
  • Since Mosley Acres is near Saint Mary's County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Mosley Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mosley 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.

• Appeal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Appeal is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
• Carol Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Carol Court is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
• Cherry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Cove Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
• Cove View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cove View is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
• Dowell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dowell is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowell <1>
• Green Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Hills is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Hoopers Neck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
• Planters Wharf
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Planters Wharf is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Wharf
• Spring Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
• Spruce Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
• Trueman Pointe
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
• Walnut Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Cove is located in Calvert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove

How Far From Mosley 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 Mosley 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 Mosley Acres and extending to:

• Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mosley Acres to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north (N). 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 46 miles [74 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'