Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tri-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 Tri-Woods:
  • 39.603434, -77.070815
  • 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 Tri-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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Tri-Woods is near Frederick County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Tri-Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tri-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.

• Bear Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Run is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Run
• Daisy Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
• Fountain Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fountain Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
• Furnace Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Furnace Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hills
• Hidden Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
• Jasontown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jasontown is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
• Joseph Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
• Key Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Key Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
• Locust Neck Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Neck Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Neck Heights
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mayberry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayberry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Michaels Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Michaels Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Ridge
  • Shoemakers Lot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoemakers Lot is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers Lot
  • Sunset Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
  • Uniontown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Uniontown is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Whispering Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Whispering Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Meadows

How Far From Tri-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 Tri-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 Tri-Woods and extending to:

• Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Tri-Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south (S). 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 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,453 miles [7,166.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'