Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Care Free 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 Care Free Acres:
  • 39.020941, -77.996941
  • 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 Care Free 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Care Free Acres is near Fauquier County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Care Free Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Care Free 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.

• Berrys
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Berrys is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
• Fisher Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fisher Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
• Frogtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Frogtown is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Lockes Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lockes Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Landing
• Mountain Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Lake is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
• Paris
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Paris is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <1>
• Paris Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Paris Heights is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Heights
• River Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • River Park is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
• Willow Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Lake is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Care Free Acres and extending to:

• Berryville, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Care Free Acres to Berryville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'