Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Poignant 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 Poignant Acres:
  • 39.477880, -77.068037
  • 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 Poignant 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Poignant Acres is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Poignant Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poignant 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.

• Airport Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Airport Acres is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
• Bloom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bloom is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
• Cover ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cover is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
• Covers Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
• Daniel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Daniel is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
• Fieldcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fieldcrest is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
• Huntfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Huntfield is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntfield
• Mountain Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
• New Horizons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New Horizons is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
• Sams Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
• Stone House Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
• Sun Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Sun Valley Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
• Timber Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

How Far From Poignant Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Poignant 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 Poignant Acres and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Poignant Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south (S). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'