Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Red Hill 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 Red Hill Acres:
  • 39.718439, -76.195787
  • 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 Red Hill 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 Cecil County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil County
  • Since Red Hill Acres is near Lancaster County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Red Hill Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Hill 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.

• Bald Friar ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
• Five Points ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Glen Cove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Cove is located in Harford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Jenkins Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins Corner is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
• Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• New Texas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • New Texas is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
• Peach Bottom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peach Bottom is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peach Bottom <1>
• Pilot
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pilot is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot
• Pleasant Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rock Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Whispering Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Cecil County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Red Hill 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 Red Hill 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 Red Hill Acres and extending to:

• Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Red Hill Acres to Elkton, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'