Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Riding 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 Riding Acres:
  • 38.915391, -75.815212
  • 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 Riding 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Riding Acres is near Kent County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's 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 Riding Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riding 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.

• Anthony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Anthony is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
• Brick Wall Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
• Burrsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Burrsville is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
• Choptank Overlook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Choptank Overlook is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Overlook
• Choptank Ponds
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Choptank Ponds is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Ponds
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Hobbs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbs is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
• Holly Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
• Maple Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maple Village is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
• Oil City
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oil City is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Riverview Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview Gardens is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
• Spring Branch
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
• Trinity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Union Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Union Corners is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

How Far From Riding 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 Riding 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 Riding Acres and extending to:

• Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Riding Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'