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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 Sunrise Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise 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 Sunrise Acres:
    • 38.220958, -76.388839
    • 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 Sunrise 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Since Sunrise Acres is near Calvert County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Sunrise Acres

Communities Also Named Sunrise Acres ...

We found five communities that are also named Sunrise Acres.

Within Maryland, the name Sunrise Acres is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Johnston County
      • This Sunrise Acres is located in Johnston County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunrise Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Sunrise Acres.
      • Rowan County
      • This Sunrise Acres is located in Rowan County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the southwest of the Sunrise Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Sunrise Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Sunrise Acres is located in York County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunrise Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Sunrise Acres.
    • Texas
      • El Paso County
      • This Sunrise Acres is located in El Paso County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sunrise Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Sunrise Acres.
      • San Patricio County
      • This Sunrise Acres is located in San Patricio County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km] to the west southwest of the Sunrise Acres that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Sunrise Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise 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.

  • Ancient Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
  • Cedar Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
  • Colony Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colony Square is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Square
  • Dutchmans Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dutchmans Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchmans Cove
  • Elms Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elms Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms Beach
  • Evergreen Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Flowers of the Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Flowers of the Forest is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers of the Forest
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Hermanville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermanville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
  • Hunting Neck Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunting Neck Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Neck Woods
  • Jonestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonestown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Laurel Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
  • Leachburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Leachburg is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachburg
  • Park Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Park Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Pines

How Far From Sunrise 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 Sunrise Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Acres and extending to:

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunrise Acres to Leonardtown, with an average speed<2> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunrise Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sunrise 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 Sunrise Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2210, Longitude: -76.3888       In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.553 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.952 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.707 degrees.