Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wye 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 Wye Acres:
  • 38.894559, -76.180226
  • 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 Wye 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Since Wye Acres is near Talbot County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Wye Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wye 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.

• Copperville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Copperville is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
• Guys
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
• Hickory Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Mainbrace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
• Overlook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Overlook is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Perrys Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Perrys Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
• Sportsman Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sportsman Hall is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
• Wye Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wye Harbor is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Harbor
• Wye Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wye Heights is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Heights
• Wye Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wye Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wye Acres and extending to:

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wye Acres to Centreville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the west (W). 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 5,861 miles [9,432.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'