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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 Quaint Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quaint 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 Quaint Acres:
- 39.046220, -76.996921
- 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 Quaint 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Quaint Acres is near Prince George's County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Quaint Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quaint 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.
- Burnt Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Burnt Mills Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Chestnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Chestnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Cresthaven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Fairknoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
- Fairway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Glen Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Haven is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glenallen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenallen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Glenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
- Hillandale Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
- Indian Spring Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Rocky Brook Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
- Seven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Springwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
How Far From Quaint 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 Quaint 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 Quaint Acres and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Quaint Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Quaint 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 Quaint 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 Quaint Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0462, Longitude: -76.9969 In this case, the coordinates for Quaint Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.856 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.424 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.64 degrees. |
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