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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 Airport Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airport 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 Airport Acres:
- 38.137079, -78.435288
- 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 Airport 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Airport Acres is near Chesterfield County and also Charlottesville City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville 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 Airport Acres
Communities Also Named Airport Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Airport Acres.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Airport Acres.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Airport Acres in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Montgomery County
- This Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Airport Acres that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Airport Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Airport Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Airport Acres that is located in Albemarle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Airport Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Airport 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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Deer Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deer Run is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Deerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deerwood is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Earlysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fieldbrook is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
- Foxwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxwood is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Heights
- Little Clover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Clover Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Clover Hill
- Mallard Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mallard Lake is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lake
- Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Run is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Proffit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Proffit is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
How Far From Airport 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 Airport Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Airport Acres and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Airport Acres to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Airport 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 Airport 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 Airport Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1371, Longitude: -78.4353 In this case, the coordinates for Airport Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.755 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.307 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.581 degrees. |
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