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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for West Woods.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 West Woods:
    • 38.979278, -76.546351<1>
    • 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 West 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since West Woods is near Prince George's County and also Queen Anne's 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 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 West Woods

Communities Also Named West Woods ...

We found two communities that are also named West Woods.

Within Maryland, the name West Woods is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • West Woods, Litchfield County
      • This West Woods is located in Litchfield County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the West Woods that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of West Woods.
    • Virginia
      • West Woods, Albemarle County
      • This West Woods is located in Albemarle County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the West Woods that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of West Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.

  • Bon Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bon Haven is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Haven
  • Captains Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Captains Walk is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Walk
  • Chestnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hills is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Donovans Pier
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Donovans Pier is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovans Pier
  • Downs on the Severn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Downs on the Severn is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs on the Severn
  • Dreams Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dreams Landing is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams Landing
  • Edgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Edgewater Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewater Beach is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
  • Ginger Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ginger Cove is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Cove
  • Gingerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gingerville is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gingerville
  • Heritage
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heritage is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Heritage Harbour
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Harbour is also located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Harbour
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hidden Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hidden Cove is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Cove
    • Homewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Homewood is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Honeysuckle Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Honeysuckle Ridge is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Ridge
    • Knightsbridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Knightsbridge is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
    • Lincoln Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Heights is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Mariners Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mariners Cove is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
    • Market Quay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Market Quay is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market Quay
    • Oak Court
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Oak Court is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Court
    • Oakbluff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Oakbluff is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbluff
    • Painters Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Painters Hill is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
    • Parole
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Parole is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
    • Pine Whiff Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pine Whiff Beach is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Whiff Beach
    • Poplar Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Poplar Point is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rolling Hills is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rolling Knolls is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Threemile Oak Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Threemile Oak Corner is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Oak Corner
    • Twin Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Twin Hills is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills
    • Whiskey Bottom
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Whiskey Bottom is also located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bottom

How Far From West 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 included the distance from a community such as West Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Woods and extending to:

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from West Woods to White House, with an average speed<4> 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for West Woods:
     Decimal: 38.97927, -76.546351
     DDMMSS: 38° 58' 45", -76° 32' 46"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 West 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 West Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9793, Longitude: -76.5464       In this case, the coordinates for West Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.595 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.117 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.476 degrees.