Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Roxbury Mills

• 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 Roxbury Mills:
  • 39.258593, -77.052346
  • 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 Roxbury Mills

• 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Since Roxbury Mills is near Montgomery County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Roxbury Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roxbury Mills ...

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.

• Countryside
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Countryside is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
• Daisy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Daisy is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Daisy Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Daisy Woods is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Woods
• Dill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dill is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
• Gary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gary is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
• Green Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Meadows is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Jaycox
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jaycox is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaycox
• Millys Delight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Millys Delight is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millys Delight
• Sunshine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sunshine is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Unity
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Unity is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Unity
  • From Roxbury Mills to Unity

How Far From Roxbury Mills 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 Roxbury Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Roxbury Mills and extending to:

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Roxbury Mills to Ellicott City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 35 miles [56.3 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 just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of 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 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'