Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Warfields Range:
  • 39.154830, -76.874418
  • 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 Warfields Range

• 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 Warfields Range is near Prince George's County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Warfields Range

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warfields Range ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Arrowhead is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Chase Eden
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chase Eden is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Eden
• Dasher Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dasher Green is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher Green
• Flamewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Flamewood is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamewood
• High Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • High Ridge is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Hopkins Mead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hopkins Mead is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mead
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lakeview is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Pleasant Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Robinsons Promise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinsons Promise is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Promise
• Stonebrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stonebrook is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
• Twin Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Woodvalley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Woodvalley is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvalley

How Far From Warfields Range 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 Warfields Range to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Warfields Range 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'