Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Big Woods 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 Big Woods Acres:
  • 39.191216, -77.403042
  • 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 Big Woods 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Big Woods Acres is near Frederick County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Big Woods Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Woods 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.

• Dawsonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
• Elizabeths Delight
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Elizabeths Delight is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Delight
• Elmer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmer is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
• Furnace Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
• Greenfield Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
• Jerusalem
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jerusalem is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Jonesville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lees Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lees Corner is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
• Martinsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
• Natural Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Natural Woods is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Woods
• Stronghold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stronghold is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Big Woods Acres and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Big Woods Acres to Rockville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'