Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Acree 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 Acree Acres:
  • 37.175700, -76.468560
  • 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 Acree 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Acree Acres is near Newport News City and also Poquoson City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport News City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poquoson City

• 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 Acree Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acree 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.

• Dandy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dandy is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandy
• Dare
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dare is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
• Evergreen Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Shores is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
• Harris Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harris Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
• Heritage Hamlet
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hamlet is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hamlet
• Hickory Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Holly Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holly Hills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Kentucky Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kentucky Farms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Farms
• Poor Farm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Poor Farm is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
• Red Hill Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
• Willow Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Willow Green is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
• Woods Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Woods Run is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run

How Far From Acree 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 Acree 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 Acree Acres and extending to:

• Yorktown, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Acree Acres to Richmond, 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'