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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 Woodbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbrook 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 Woodbrook:
    • 39.379551, -76.627191
    • 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 Woodbrook
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Woodbrook is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Woodbrook

Communities Also Named Woodbrook ...

We found four communities that are also named Woodbrook.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Woodbrook.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Harford County
      • This Woodbrook is located in Harford County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodbrook that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Woodbrook.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Woodbrook is located in Kent County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodbrook that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Woodbrook.
      • New Castle County
      • This Woodbrook is located in New Castle County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east northeast of the Woodbrook that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Woodbrook.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Woodbrook is located in Albemarle County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodbrook that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Woodbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbrook ...

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.

  • Bare Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bare Hills is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Hills
  • Bonnie Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bonnie Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Ridge
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Cold Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Spring is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Donnybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Donnybrook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
  • Evergreen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Falls Gable
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Falls Gable is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Gable
  • Fellowship Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fellowship Forest is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Forest
  • Four Winds
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Four Winds is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • Gallagher Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gallagher Park is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Park
  • Green Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Greengate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greengate is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Homeland
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Jones Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jones Valley is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
    • Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lake is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lutherville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Martins Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Martins Choice is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Choice
    • Orchard Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Ramblewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramblewood is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
    • Ridervale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
    • Riderwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
    • Riderwood Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rockland Run is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland Run
    • Rodgers Forge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rodgers Forge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Forge
    • Summit Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Summit Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
    • Summit Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Summit Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
    • Sunset Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
    • Twinridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Twinridge is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinridge

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Woodbrook to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 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 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 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,442 miles [7,148.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodbrook) 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 Woodbrook 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 Woodbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3796, Longitude: -76.6272       In this case, the coordinates for Woodbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.615 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.202 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.353 degrees.