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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 Scott Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scott 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 Scott Acres:
- 39.173163, -76.921642
- 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 Scott 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Scott Acres is near Montgomery County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Scott Acres
Communities Also Named Scott Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Scott Acres.
Within Maryland, the name Scott Acres is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Scott Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Scott Acres is located in Horry County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Scott Acres that is located in Howard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Scott Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scott 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.
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cabin Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Hill
- Cedar Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
- Chapel Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Chase Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chase Eden is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
- Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flamewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flamewood is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
- Fox Pause
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox Pause is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Pause
- Greene Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greene Fields is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Fields
- Harpers Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
- Hemlock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
- Heritage Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hobbits Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holly House
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holly House is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
- Hopkins Mead
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hopkins Mead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mead
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lime Kiln Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Stonebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Woodvalley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
How Far From Scott 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 Scott Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scott Acres and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scott Acres to Ellicott City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Scott Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Scott 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 Scott Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1732, Longitude: -76.9216 In this case, the coordinates for Scott Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.803 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.384 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.559 degrees. |
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