Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Natural 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 Natural Woods:
  • 39.169550, -77.414986
  • 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 Natural 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Natural Woods is near Frederick County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Natural Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Natural 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.

• Big Woods Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Big Woods Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Acres
• Dawsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
• Edwards Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
• Elizabeths Delight
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Elizabeths Delight is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeths Delight
• Elmer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmer is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
• Furnace Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Furnace Ford is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Ford
• Jerusalem
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jerusalem is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Jonesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jonesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Lees Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lees Corner is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
• Martinsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
• Stronghold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stronghold is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
• Sugarland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sugarland is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland

How Far From Natural Woods 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 Natural 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 Natural Woods and extending to:

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Natural Woods to Rockville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over 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 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,485 miles [7,217.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'