Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aspenwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aspenwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aspenwood
- 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 Aspenwood:
- 39.150108, -76.819417
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Aspenwood
- 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Since Aspenwood is near Anne Arundel County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aspenwood ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Bridewell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Champion Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Chase Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
- Chase Eden is located in Howard County
- Dasher Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Elkhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Heritage Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- High Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High Ridge is located in Howard County
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Howard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jessup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Jessup is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <2>
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Magnolia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Mission Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
- River Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Robinsons Promise
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsons Promise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Savage is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <2>
- Settlers Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Settlers Landing is located in Howard County
- Springwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Woodvalley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodvalley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Howard Hills
How Far From Aspenwood 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 Aspenwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Aspenwood and extending to:
- Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Aspenwood to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aspenwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aspenwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aspenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1501, Longitude: -76.8194 In this case, the coordinates for Aspenwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Aspenwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.313 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.524 degrees. |