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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 Wildwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildwoods 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 Wildwoods:
- 38.175676, -75.534367
- 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 Wildwoods
- 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Since Wildwoods is near Somerset County and also Wicomico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico 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 Wildwoods
Communities Also Named Wildwoods ...
We found three communities that are also named Wildwoods.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Wildwoods.
Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Baltimore County
- This Wildwoods is located in Baltimore County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wildwoods that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Wildwoods.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This Wildwoods is located in Crawford County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wildwoods that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Wildwoods.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Wildwoods is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wildwoods that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Wildwoods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildwoods ...
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.
- Blueberry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blueberry Hill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Foxchase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Foxchase is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Goodwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Greenhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Indiantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indiantown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Kelly ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Perrys Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrys Haven is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Haven
- Piney Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trace Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trace Hollow is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace Hollow
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Wildwoods 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 Wildwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wildwoods and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the East.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Wildwoods to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,863 miles [9,435.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 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- Wildwoods) 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 Wildwoods 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 Wildwoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1757, Longitude: -75.5344 In this case, the coordinates for Wildwoods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.062 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.387 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.377 degrees. |
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