Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blair Woods

• 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 Blair Woods:
  • 38.920947, -76.173282
  • 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 Blair Woods

• 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 Queen Anne's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Since Blair Woods is near Talbot County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Blair Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blair Woods ...

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.

• Guys
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
• Hickory Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Kent Narrows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
• Mainbrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
• Narrows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Overlook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Overlook is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Perrys Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Perrys Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
• Queenstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
• Sportsman Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sportsman Hall is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
• Wye Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wye Harbor is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Harbor
• Wye Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wye Heights is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Heights
• Wye Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wye Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Landing
• Wye Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wye Mills is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye Mills <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blair Woods and extending to:

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blair Woods to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the west (W). 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 about three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'