Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Watersville 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 Watersville Acres:
  • 39.377326, -77.105814
  • 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 Watersville 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Watersville Acres is near Howard County and also Frederick 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 Frederick 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 Watersville Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watersville 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.

• Dales Delight
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
• Day
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Day is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
• Flag Marsh Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flag Marsh Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Marsh Heights
• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Lisbon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lisbon is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
• Nursery View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Nursery View is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery View
• Poplar Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Rising Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
• River Wood Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • River Wood Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Wood Hills
• Timber Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Twin Maples
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Twin Maples is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Maples
• Watersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Watersville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
• Windsong Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms

How Far From Watersville 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 Watersville 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 Watersville Acres and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Watersville Acres to Westminster, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 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>'