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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 Elwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elwood 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 Elwood Acres:
- 38.879280, -78.234445
- 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 Elwood 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Elwood Acres is near Rappahannock County and also Shenandoah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rappahannock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah 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 Elwood Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elwood 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.
- Chester Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Deer Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deer Haven is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
- Front Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Front Royal Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Glen Echo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Echo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Green Hill Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
- Heritage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Joy Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Joy Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Spring
- Merrymount
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Merrymount is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mineral Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- River View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- River View is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Royal Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Sea Lock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sea Lock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Lock
- Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Elwood 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 Elwood 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 Elwood Acres and extending to:
- Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Elwood Acres to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full 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 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,533 miles [7,295.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elwood Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Elwood 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 Elwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8793, Longitude: -78.2344 In this case, the coordinates for Elwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.60 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.227 degrees. |
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