Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ross Farm 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 Ross Farm Woods:
  • 38.825114, -75.916881
  • 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 Ross Farm 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 Ross Farm Woods is near Caroline County and also Queen Anne's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne'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 Ross Farm Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ross Farm 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.

• Bureau
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bureau is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau
• Chapel Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
• Forest Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
• Griffin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Griffin is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• High Banks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • High Banks is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
• Kitty Corner Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
• Kittys Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
• Lewistown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewistown is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Potters Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Potters Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Landing
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Williams Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Williams Heights is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
• Wings Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wings Landing is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Landing

How Far From Ross Farm 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 Ross Farm 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 Ross Farm Woods and extending to:

• Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ross Farm Woods to Easton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west (W). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,853 miles [9,419.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'