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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 Rush Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rush Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rush Acres:
    • 38.398728, -75.456864
    • 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 Rush 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 Wicomico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Since Rush Acres is near Sussex County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Rush Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rush 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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Forest Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Grove is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Glass Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Glass Hill is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Hill
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greenland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenland is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greenlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenlawn is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
  • Hideaway Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hideaway Acres is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
  • Justice Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Justice Heights is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Heights
  • Kathleens Delight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kathleens Delight is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleens Delight
  • Middle Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Middle Neck is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Neck
  • Minksville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Minksville is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minksville
  • Parsonsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
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    • Poplar Neck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Poplar Neck is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Neck
    • Quail Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rosewood Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rosewood Forest is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Forest
    • Victory Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Victory Gardens is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Gardens

How Far From Rush Acres to ...

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

  • Salisbury, which is the Seat of Wicomico County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Rush Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,429 miles [7,127.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rush Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Rush 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 Rush Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3987, Longitude: -75.4569       In this case, the coordinates for Rush Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.001 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.352 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.256 degrees.