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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 Aspenwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aspenwood 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Aspenwood
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)
- Arrowhead is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Bridewell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridewell
- Cedars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedars is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Champion Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Champion Forest is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Forest
- Chase Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chase Eden is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
- Dasher Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dasher Green is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
- Elkhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Heritage Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage Woods is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- High Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Ridge is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Howard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howard Hills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hills
- Jessup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Magnolia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mission Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mission Heights is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Heights
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- River Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- River Island is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Island
- Robinsons Promise
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
- Savage
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Settlers Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Landing is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Springwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springwood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonebrook is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Woodvalley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodvalley is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley
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<2> 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]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Aspenwood to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 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 from Point A (ie- Aspenwood) 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 Aspenwood 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.745 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.313 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.524 degrees. |
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