Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Georgia 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 Georgia Woods:
  • 38.884281, -76.048275
  • 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 Georgia 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since Georgia Woods is near Queen Anne's County and also Caroline 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 Caroline 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 Georgia Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Georgia 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.

• Chapel Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
• Chapel Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
• Clearview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clearview is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Forest Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
• Fox Meadow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
• Kittys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
• Longwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Longwoods is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
• Mill Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mill Run is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
• Queen Anne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Queen Anne is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Anne <1>
• Riser Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Riser Place is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riser Place
• Wye Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wye Heights is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Heights
• Wye Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wye Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Landing
• Wye Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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 Georgia Woods and extending to:

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Georgia Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'