Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Browns 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 Browns Woods:
  • 39.005945, -76.468016
  • 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 Browns 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
  • Since Browns Woods is near Queen Anne's County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Browns Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns 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.

• Captains Choice
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Captains Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
• Cedarwood Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedarwood Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cove
• Ferry Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ferry Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farms
• Forest Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forest Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
• Great Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Great Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
• Hidden Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hidden Point is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Point
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Martins Cove Farm
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Martins Cove Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Cove Farm
• Pleasant Plains
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Providence ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Providence is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Providence Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Providence Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cove
• Round View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Round View is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round View
• Whispering Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Whispering Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods

How Far From Browns Woods to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Browns Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the southwest (SW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Browns Woods to White House, with an average speed<2> 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'