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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 Wellington Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellington 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 Wellington Acres:
- 39.247325, -78.152501
- 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 Wellington 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Since Wellington Acres is near Winchester City and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Wellington Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellington 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.
- Brucetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brucetown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown
- Burnt Factory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Clear Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- College Park is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Gordondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gordondale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordondale
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Spring is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hill Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Crest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
- Indian Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jordan Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Leetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leetown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetown
- Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Rocky Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ford is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rolling Fields
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Fields is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Round Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stonewall Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Woodchuck Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodchuck Heights is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck Heights
How Far From Wellington 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 Wellington 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 Wellington Acres and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wellington Acres to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wellington 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 Wellington 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 Wellington Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2473, Longitude: -78.1525 In this case, the coordinates for Wellington Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.531 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.222 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.055 degrees. |
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