Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rusty 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 Rusty Acres:
  • 39.111219, -76.947475
  • 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 Rusty 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 Rusty Acres is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George'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 Rusty Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rusty 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.

• Castlegate
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Castlegate is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
• Cherrywood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Deer Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Deer Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Fairknoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairknoll is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairknoll
• Good Hope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Good Hope is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Green Castle Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
• Gum Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Holly House
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Holly House is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
• Knightsbridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
• Laurel Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Laurel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Oaks
• Lime Kiln Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
• Maydale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maydale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale
• Saddle Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Saddle Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
• Scotchtown Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Scotchtown Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown Hills

How Far From Rusty 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 Rusty 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 Rusty Acres and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rusty Acres to Rockville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,885 miles [9,471 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'