Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Langdon 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 Langdon Woods:
  • 39.351493, -77.181927
  • 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 Langdon 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Langdon Woods is near Carroll County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Langdon Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Langdon 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.

• Friendship Knolls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship Knolls is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Knolls
• Harvest Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harvest Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Ridge
• Hickory Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Jacobs Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jacobs Run is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Run
• Kelly Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kelly Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Ridge
• Long Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Long Corner is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
• Mill Bottom
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mill Bottom is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bottom
• Rattle Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Ridge
• Rising Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
• Rolling Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Skyline Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Skyline Woods is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Woods
• Stonelake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stonelake is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonelake
• Treasure Mountain
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Treasure Mountain is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Mountain
• Wolf Den Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Den Spring is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Den Spring

How Far From Langdon 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 Langdon 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 Langdon Woods and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Langdon Woods to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'