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.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Widow 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 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.
  • 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:
  • 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Calvert County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Battle is located in Calvert County
• Big Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
• Burning Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burning Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
  • Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
• Burnt Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
  • Burnt Mill is located in Saint Mary's County
• Cellar Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cellar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cellar Hill
  • Cellar Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
• Drumcliff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
  • Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
• Emerald Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
  • Emerald Cove is located in Calvert County
• Follywoods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Follywoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follywoods
  • Follywoods is located in Calvert County
• Fox Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Fox Hill is located in Calvert County
• Golden Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
  • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
• Harbor Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Harbor Hills is located in Calvert County
• Helen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
  • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
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  • Horse Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
    • Horse Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Huntersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Island Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
    • Island Creek is located in Calvert County
  • Land-O-Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land-O-Lakes
    • Land-O-Lakes is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Loveville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Mechanicsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <2>
  • Mutual Consent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
    • Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
  • Queen Tree Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Tree Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Tree Landing
    • Queen Tree Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Shady Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
    • Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Summerseat
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerseat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat
    • Summerseat is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Summerseat Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerseat Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Williams Wharf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Wharf
    • Williams Wharf is located in Calvert County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> 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]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Widow Woods to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
• 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).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Widow Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/