Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bryant 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 Bryant Woods:
  • 39.222051, -76.867752
  • 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 Bryant 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Since Bryant Woods is near Baltimore County and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Bryant Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryant 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.

• Arrowhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Arrowhead is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Cedar Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedar Woods is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Woods
• Chapel Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chapel Woods is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
• Chase Eden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chase Eden is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
• Dasher Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dasher Green is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
• Elkhorn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkhorn is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Farside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farside is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farside
• Fox Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fox Hill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
• Gray Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray Rock is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock
• Gray Rock Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gray Rock Farms is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Farms
• Harpers Choice
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harpers Choice is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Choice
• Hobbits Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hobbits Glen is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbits Glen
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Hopewell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Jonestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jonestown is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Locust Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Locust Park is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Park
  • Long Reach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Long Reach is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
  • Longfellow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Longfellow is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
  • Phelps Luck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Phelps Luck is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps Luck
  • Pine Orchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Running Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Running Brook is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
  • Stonebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stonebrook is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
  • Thunder Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Thunder Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Hill
  • Timber Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Timber Run is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Run
  • Vantage Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Vantage Point is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage Point
  • Wheatfield Way
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheatfield Way is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Way
  • Woodvalley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodvalley is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley

How Far From Bryant 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 Bryant 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 Bryant Woods and extending to:

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Bryant Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of 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 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'