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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 Woodbine Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbine Acres 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 Woodbine Acres:
    • 39.413992, -77.046925
    • 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 Woodbine Acres
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Woodbine Acres is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Woodbine Acres

Communities Also Named Woodbine Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Woodbine Acres.

Within Maryland, the name Woodbine Acres is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Woodbine Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Woodbine Acres is located in Lynchburg City and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodbine Acres that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Woodbine Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbine Acres ...

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.

  • Candlewick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Candlewick is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewick
  • Chestnut Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chestnut Oaks is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
  • Daisy Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Daisy Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
  • Daniel
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Daniel is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Day
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Day is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Heather Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heather Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
  • Monks Misery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Monks Misery is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Misery
  • Red Fox Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Red Fox Meadow is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Meadow
  • Stone House Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village

How Far From Woodbine Acres 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 include the distance from a community such as Woodbine Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Woodbine Acres to Westminster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodbine Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Woodbine Acres 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 Woodbine Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4140, Longitude: -77.0469       In this case, the coordinates for Woodbine Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.862 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.487 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.518 degrees.