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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 Follywoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Follywoods 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 Follywoods:
- 38.499290, -76.637182
- 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 Follywoods
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Follywoods is near Charles County and also Saint Mary's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's 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 Follywoods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Follywoods ...
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.
- Battle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Big Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Cedar Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Cedar Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cellar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cypress Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cypress Knolls is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Knolls
- Emerald Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
- Fox Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Golden Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Harbor Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hidden River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Horse Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Maxwell Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell Hall is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Hall
- Mutual Consent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Potts Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Potts Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Point
- Prince Frederick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quiet Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quiet Meadows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Meadows
- Rustic Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Turkey Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Valley Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Wild Goose Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wild Goose Landing is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose Landing
- Williams Wharf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Wharf is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Wharf
How Far From Follywoods 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 Follywoods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Follywoods and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Follywoods to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 most of two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Follywoods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Follywoods 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 Follywoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4993, Longitude: -76.6372 In this case, the coordinates for Follywoods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.68 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.139 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.701 degrees. |
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