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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 Widow Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Widow 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 Widow Woods:
- 38.413736, -76.649683
- 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 Widow 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Since Widow Woods is near Calvert County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Widow Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Widow 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.
- Battle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Big Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
- Burning Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
- Burnt Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
- Cellar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
- Drumcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Emerald Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
- Follywoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Follywoods is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
- Fox Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Golden Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Harbor Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Helen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Horse Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Huntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Island Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Land-O-Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Land-O-Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land-O-Lakes
- Loveville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mutual Consent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Queen Tree Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Queen Tree Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Tree Landing
- Shady Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
- Summerseat
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summerseat is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat
- Summerseat Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Williams Wharf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Wharf is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Wharf
How Far From Widow 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 Widow Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Widow Woods and extending to:
- Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Widow Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,603 miles [10,626.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Widow Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Widow 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 Widow Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4137, Longitude: -76.6497 In this case, the coordinates for Widow Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.693 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.141 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.739 degrees. |
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