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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 Sandy Hill Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Hill Acres and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sandy Hill Acres:
- 39.022332, -76.788304
- 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 Sandy 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Sandy Hill Acres is near Anne Arundel County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Sandy Hill Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy 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.
- Admiral ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Admiral is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
- Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Beltsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Boxwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Brandy Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brandy Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Farms
- Charing Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charing Cross is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charing Cross
- Colony Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colony Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Ridge
- Fox Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Rest is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Rest
- Good Luck ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Good Luck is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
- Greenbelt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heather Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Hidden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Idlewild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewild is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Kings Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
- Kings Ransom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Ransom is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ransom
- Laurel Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Oaks
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lions Gate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lions Gate is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
- Maple Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Mistletoe Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Mistwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mistwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood
- Orchard View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orchard View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Pheasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pigeon House Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon House Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon House Corner
- Piney Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Orchard is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Orchard
- Rolling View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling View is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling View
- Rosedale Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosedale Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Park
- Saddle Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saddle Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Ridge
- Stonegate Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Stoney Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Vista Raceway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vista Raceway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Raceway
How Far From Sandy Hill 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Hill Acres and extending to:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Hill Acres to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,882 miles [9,466.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Hill 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 Sandy Hill 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 Sandy Hill Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0223, Longitude: -76.7883 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Hill Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.735 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.561 degrees. |
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