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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 Welcome Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Welcome 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 Welcome Acres:
- 38.480678, -77.104143
- 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 Welcome 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Welcome Acres is near King George County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Welcome Acres
Communities Also Named Welcome Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Welcome Acres.
Within Maryland, the name Welcome Acres is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Welcome Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Welcome Acres is located in Greenville County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the southwest of the Welcome Acres that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Welcome Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Welcome 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.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chapel Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Point
- Hickory Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hill Top
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Holly Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Haven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Ironsides
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Jones View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones View is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
- Marshalls Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Marshope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marshope is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshope
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Port Tobacco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quailwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quailwood is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
- Redhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Redhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
How Far From Welcome 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 Welcome Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Welcome Acres and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Welcome Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,918 miles [9,524.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,499 miles [7,240.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Welcome 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 Welcome 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 Welcome Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4807, Longitude: -77.1041 In this case, the coordinates for Welcome Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.955 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.902 degrees. |
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