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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 Boxwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boxwood 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 Boxwood:
    • 39.422884, -76.655248
    • 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 Boxwood
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Boxwood is near Baltimore City and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Boxwood

Communities Also Named Boxwood ...

We found five communities that are also named Boxwood.

Within Maryland, the name Boxwood is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Boxwood is located in New Castle County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Boxwood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Boxwood.
    • Georgia
      • Wilkinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Boxwood [Wilkinson County].
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • This Boxwood is located in Upshur County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Boxwood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Boxwood.
    • Virginia
      • Floyd County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Boxwood [Floyd County].
      • Henry County
      • This Boxwood is located in Henry County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Boxwood that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Boxwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boxwood ...

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.

  • Bare Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Fallswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fallswood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallswood
  • Four Winds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • Green Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Greenspring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenspring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Halcyon Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Halcyon Gate is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Gate
  • Havenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
  • Continue List   (23 more) ...
    • Hillside Hunt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillside Hunt is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Hunt
    • Hunt Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
    • Hunters Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
    • Huntspring
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
    • Jones Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lutherville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Martins Choice
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
    • Mays Chapel
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Meadowland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
    • Orchard Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Ridervale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
    • Riderwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
    • Riderwood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
    • Rockland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rockland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
    • Rogers ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Seminary Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
    • Seminary Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
    • Summit Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
    • Sunset Knoll
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Texas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Texas is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Twinridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boxwood and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Boxwood to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Boxwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Boxwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Boxwood 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 Boxwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4229, Longitude: -76.6552       In this case, the coordinates for Boxwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.629 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.224 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.347 degrees.