Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ross 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 Ross Acres:
  • 38.576509, -76.243279
  • 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 Ross 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Since Ross Acres is near Talbot County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Ross Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ross 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.

• Castle Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Haven is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Haven
• Cornersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
• Green Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Cove is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
• Hills Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
• James
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • James is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Lloyds
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
• Paw Paw Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Paw Paw Point is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Point
• Ripling Waters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ripling Waters is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripling Waters
• Seabreeze
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Seabreeze is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
• Seaview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Seaview is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview

How Far From Ross Acres to ...

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

• Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies just to the East.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ross Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'