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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 Silver Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Woods and the surrounding area.
- 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 Silver Woods:
- 39.385107, -76.448295
- 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 Silver 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Silver Woods is near Harford County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- 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 Silver Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver 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.
- Apple Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Apple Ridge is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Ridge
- Berryhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Berryhill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Chapel Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapel Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Valley
- Cub Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Hill
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Goldentree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goldentree is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldentree
- Gunpowder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
- Harmony Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Hills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Joppa Vale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Joppa Vale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Vale
- Joppa View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Joppa View is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa View
- Kings Country
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Country is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Country
- Kings Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Court is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maple Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Crest is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Marys Choice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marys Choice is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Choice
- Middlesex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Necker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Necker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
- Poplar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Putty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Putty Hill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putty Hill
- Silver Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Meadow is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Meadow
- Silver Spring Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Station
How Far From Silver Woods to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Silver 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 Silver Woods and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the West.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Silver Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,434 miles [7,135.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Silver Woods 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 Silver Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3851, Longitude: -76.4483 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.509 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.274 degrees. |
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