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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 River Wood Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Wood Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 River Wood Hills:
    • 39.379548, -77.081647
    • 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 River Wood Hills
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since River Wood Hills is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 River Wood Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near River Wood Hills ...

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.

  • Candlewick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Candlewick is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewick
  • Chestnut Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Oaks is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
  • Daisy Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Daisy Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
  • Dales Delight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dales Delight is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales Delight
  • Daniel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Daniel is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Day
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Day is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Flag Marsh Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Flag Marsh Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Marsh Heights
  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Florence is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Heather Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heather Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
  • Hickory Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hoods Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
  • Jaycox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jaycox is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaycox
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Justifiable
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Justifiable is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justifiable
    • Lisbon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Monks Misery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Monks Misery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Misery
    • Mountain Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
    • New Horizons
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • New Horizons is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
    • Nursery View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nursery View is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery View
    • Poplar Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Springs is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Red Fox Meadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Fox Meadow is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Meadow
    • Rising Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rising Ridge is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Ridge
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Stone House Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
    • Timber Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Twin Maples
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Maples is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Maples
    • Watersville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Watersville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
    • Windsong Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Windsong Farms is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Farms

How Far From River Wood Hills 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 River Wood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in River Wood Hills and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from River Wood Hills to Westminster, with an average speed<3> 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 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south (S). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Wood Hills) 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 River Wood Hills 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 River Wood Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3795, Longitude: -77.0816       In this case, the coordinates for River Wood Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.885 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.508 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.546 degrees.