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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 Wooded Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooded 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 Wooded Acres:
- 39.476490, -77.468042
- 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 Wooded 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Wooded Acres is near Washington County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Wooded Acres
Communities Also Named Wooded Acres ...
We found six communities that are also named Wooded Acres.
Within Maryland, the name Wooded Acres is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Coffee County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wooded Acres that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Wooded Acres.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wooded Acres that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Wooded Acres.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Knox County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wooded Acres that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Wooded Acres.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,807 miles [2,908.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wooded Acres that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wooded Acres.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Prince William County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south of the Wooded Acres that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Wooded Acres.
- Roanoke County
- This Wooded Acres is located in Roanoke County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest of the Wooded Acres that is located in Frederick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Wooded Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wooded 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 Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Charlesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Christophers Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christophers Crossing is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Crossing
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverview
- Cross Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cross Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hollow
- Deer Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Fishers Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fishers Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Hollow
- Fountain Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Dale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Grove Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Knolls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Knolls
- Hawbottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hawbottom is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawbottom
- Heatherview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heatherview is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherview
- Hilltop Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop Woods is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Woods
- Howards Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howards Retreat is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Retreat
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Irongate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irongate is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Meadowcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowcrest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcrest
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Rocky Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Round Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Shookstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shookstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookstown
- Winpenny Tell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winpenny Tell is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winpenny Tell
- Winter Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winter Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Run
- Woodlawn Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Yellow Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
How Far From Wooded Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wooded Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wooded Acres and extending to:
- Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Wooded Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wooded 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 Wooded 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 Wooded Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4765, Longitude: -77.4680 In this case, the coordinates for Wooded Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.108 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.777 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.674 degrees. |
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