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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 Whispering Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whispering 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 Whispering Woods:
    • 39.654272, -76.405240
    • 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 Whispering 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Since Whispering Woods is near Montgomery County and also York 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 York 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 Whispering Woods

Communities Also Named Whispering Woods ...

We found two communities that are also named Whispering Woods.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Whispering Woods.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Whispering Woods in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Whispering Woods is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south of the Whispering Woods that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Whispering Woods.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Whispering Woods is located in Wayne County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the north of the Whispering Woods that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Whispering Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whispering 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.

  • Bobs Flow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bobs Flow is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Flow
  • Bushs Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bushs Corner is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corner
  • Cherry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Chrome Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
  • Coventry Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
  • Eden Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Eden Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
  • Federal Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Federal Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
  • Ferncliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ferncliff is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Five Forks is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Highland ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Highland is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Highland View is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Midsummer Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Midsummer Hill is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midsummer Hill
    • Minefield
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Minefield is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
    • Pheasant Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pheasant Ridge is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Ridge
    • Pylesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockridge Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rockridge Forest is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge Forest
    • Scenic View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Scenic View is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
    • Seven Cedars
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Seven Cedars is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
    • Spring Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Meadows is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Stirrup Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Stirrup Run is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirrup Run
    • Street
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Viking Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Viking Highlands is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Highlands

How Far From Whispering Woods 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 Whispering Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Whispering Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Whispering Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Whispering 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 Whispering Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6543, Longitude: -76.4052       In this case, the coordinates for Whispering Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.463 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.072 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.148 degrees.